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Kidney Cancer Treatments and Tumor Biology Can Activate Different Immune-Modifying Processes in Patients

March 5th 2024

Different immunomodulatory mechanisms are at work depending on the type of treatment and the genetic makeup of the cancer in RCC.

Cathy Wu, MD, Wins Prestigious Sjöberg Prize for Cancer Vaccine Research

February 19th 2024

Catherine J. Wu, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been awarded the Sjöberg Prize today for her pioneering research in the field of personalized vaccines to treat cancer.

Elevated Blood Levels of NT-proBNP in Cancer Survivors Link With Higher Risks of Death

February 2nd 2024

Cancer survivors with elevated levels of NT-proBNP have a higher risk of death, according to an analysis conducted by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Dana-Farber Researchers Receive Prestigious 2023 Outstanding Investigator Award from National Cancer Institute

January 26th 2024

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers are the recipients of the Outstanding Investigator Award from the NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health.

More Than 125 Dana-Farber Affiliated Faculty Named as 2024 Top Doctors™ in Boston Magazine

January 24th 2024

More than 125 Dana-Farber affiliated doctors have been included in Boston magazine's annual "Top Doctors" guide.

Study Suggests Progress and Opportunity for Fertility Care for Young Breast Cancer Patients

January 22nd 2024

To understand how fertility concerns affect breast cancer treatment decisions, researchers analyzed data from the Young and Strong study.

Blood Test Distinguishes Neuroendocrine Subtype of Advanced Prostate Cancer

January 16th 2024

Blood test uses cell-free DNA methylation to quantify tumor burden and distinguish neuroendocrine prostate cancer from prostate adenocarcinoma.

FDA Approves Kidney Cancer Therapy After Dana-Farber-Led Research Shows Improved Outcomes for Patients with Advanced Disease

December 31st 2023

Belzutifan, a HIF-2α inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer previously treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and antiangiogenic therapies.

Study Finds Associations Between T Cell Diversity in Peripheral Blood and Patient Age, Stage of Breast Cancer Development

December 28th 2023

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that the diversity of T cells in peripheral blood declines with age in patients with breast cancer and, in younger patients, is lower in those diagnosed with metastatic disease than with ductal carcinoma in situ.

Study Finds Associations Between T Cell Diversity in Peripheral Blood and Patient Age and Stage of Breast Cancer Development

December 24th 2023

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found that the diversity of T cells in peripheral blood declines with age in patients with breast cancer and, in younger patients, is lower in those diagnosed with metastatic disease than with ductal carcinoma in situ.

Dana-Farber Launches New Centers to Detect and Intercept Cancer

December 10th 2023

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is launching a first-of-its-kind, integrated clinic to increase early detection of precancerous conditions and to prevent cancer from arising in individuals at increased risk for the disease.

Dana-Farber Researchers to Present Findings at 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

December 6th 2023

Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will present more than 30 research studies at the 46th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 5–9, 2023.

Dana-Farber Research Fellow Tyler Miller, MD, PhD, Receives £600,000 Grant From the Brain Tumour Charity

November 27th 2023

The Brain Tumour Charity awarded a Junior Fellows grants of £600,000 over four years - the first of its kind - to Dana-Farber Research Fellow Tyler Miller, MD, PhD.

Dual-Action Drug Produces Positive Results in Patients With Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors, Trial Finds

November 16th 2023

A drug that simultaneously strikes cancer cells' growth circuits and pipeline to the bloodstream produced encouraging results in a clinical trial involving patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators.

Oncology Researchers Raise Ethics Concerns Posed By Patient-Facing Artificial Intelligence

November 13th 2023

In a new paper in JCO Oncology Practice, bioethics researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute call on medical societies, government leaders, clinicians, and researchers to work together to ensure AI-driven healthcare preserves patient autonomy and respects human dignity.

Kidney Cancer Study Shows Improved Outcomes for Patients With Advanced Disease When Treated With Belzutifan Over Everolimus

November 7th 2023

Belzutifan significantly reduced the risk of progression of clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer, in patients previously treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and anti-angiogenic therapies compared with everolimus in a phase 3 clinical trial.

First International Collaborative Member of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Opens in Brazil With Oncoclínicas Cancer Center

November 2nd 2023

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Harvard Medical School affiliated teaching hospital and one of the world's leading cancer treatment and oncology research institutions, and Oncoclínicas & Co, the largest group dedicated to cancer in Latin America, announce the expansion of their collaboration with the opening of the first Oncoclínicas Cancer Center as an International Collaborative Member of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Bradley Bernstein of Dana-Farber Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 24th 2023

Bradley Bernstein, MD, PhD, Chair of Cancer Biology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Lung, Kidney, and Neuroendocrine Tumor Cancer Studies Led by Dana-Farber Presented at ESMO Congress 2023

October 18th 2023

Novel treatments, combination therapies, and personalized medicine headline several studies led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and presented for the first time at the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2023 in Madrid, Spain.

Study Offers Way to Increase Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Effectiveness in Patients With MTAP-Deleted Cancers

October 12th 2023

Loss of the “housekeeping” gene methylthioadenosine phosphorylase, or MTAP, is a common event in cancer.