November 29, 2022
Tag: Thoracic Oncology Clinical Program
November 23, 2022
UNC Lineberger recognizes Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November
UNC Lineberger faculty and staff have been holding events throughout November to educate the community on the latest research and clinical advances in lung cancer.
November 15, 2022
ABC11: Lung Cancer Initiative on UNC Campus
August 30, 2022
UNC football player diagnosed with rare lung cancer shares story with ESPN
Tylee Craft, a junior wide receiver, sat down with ESPN to share an update on his cancer journey and when he hopes to get back on the field to play.
January 18, 2022
Patient weathers cancer’s storm
Diagnosed with NUT carcinoma, Ben Brown fights the rare disease with determination, strength and confidence in his care team.
July 20, 2020
Patel awarded Lung Cancer Initiative 2020-2021 Research Fellowship Grant
Shetal Patel, MD, PhD, was awarded a one-year, $25,000 grant that will support research investigating the role of innate immune checkpoints in lung cancer treatment response.
July 15, 2020
Targeted Oncology: Investigational Targeted Agents for Myelopreservation Hold Potential to Improve Care
April 15, 2020
Doctors eye personalized, adaptive cancer vaccine
Jared Weiss, MD, and Ben Vincent, MD, are leading an upcoming clinical trial hoping to cure lung and head and neck squamous cell carcinomas with their PANDA-VAC therapy.
March 23, 2020
Weiss presents clinical findings at 2020 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium
Jared Weiss, MD, shared preliminary findings from a study using a combination of therapies for patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
May 22, 2019
American Thoracic Society honors Rivera for lifetime achievement
The Thoracic Oncology Assembly of the American Thoracic Society presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to UNC Lineberger’s M. Patricia Rivera, MD, professor of Medicine in the UNC School of Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Rivera was recognized at the society’s international conference in Dallas in May, for her outstanding scientific contributions in …