February 17, 2020
Tag: Clinical Research Program
February 13, 2020
CAR-T therapy gives patient options after cancer returns
When traditional cancer treatment options failed, Sabrina Shelton's care team referred her to UNC for a CAR-T therapy clinical trial.
February 5, 2020
Nyrop receives grant to study interventions for racial disparities in breast cancer survival
Kirsten Nyrop, PhD, will lead a one-year qualitative research study on how clinicians can discuss weight management with breast cancer survivors in an effort to decrease racial disparities in obesity-related comorbidities that can affect survivorship.
February 4, 2020
Study finds blood test accurately tracks HPV-linked head and neck cancer
An experimental blood test accurately detected HPV-linked head and neck cancer recurrence and confirmed when patients remained cancer-free.
February 3, 2020
NCI appoints Gopal director of Center for Global Health
The National Cancer Institute has named Satish Gopal, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Global Health. He assumes his new role today. Gopal is a physician-scientist who led the cancer program for UNC Project-Malawi, a research and care collaboration between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Malawi Ministry of Health, …
January 16, 2020
Reuters Health: ‘List price’ for healthcare treatments in the U.S. may be misleading
January 16, 2020
Comparing cancer costs is challenging, despite new price transparency rules
Comparison shopping for airfare, a TV, or a car can be straightforward online. The same cannot be said for checking what hospitals charge for a standard radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to a report published in JAMA Oncology. Trevor Royce, MD, MPH, MS, of the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, is …
January 14, 2020
Dittus and colleagues write the book on rare lymphomas
UNC Lineberger’s Christopher Dittus, DO, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at UNC School of Medicine, is the editor of a new book that provides a comprehensive review of how to diagnose and manage rare lymphomas, with a focus on novel treatment approaches. UNC Lineberger faculty and trainees contributed chapters to the volume. “Novel Therapeutics for …
January 14, 2020
Phase I study indicates drug could boost immune function in blood cancers
An early-stage clinical study investigating a method of boosting the body’s defenses against two blood cancers found the drug pomalidomide could be safely added to conventional treatments, and help improve immune function. University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Joshua Zeidner, MD, assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, …
January 6, 2020
Top cancer minds use smart tools to impact patient care
Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, makes an impact on cancer care by using one of the best tools in his medical arsenal – cancer patients themselves. He is a leader in patient-reported outcomes research.