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Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is one of the world’s leading oncology research organizations conducting community-based clinical trials. Focused on advancing therapies for patients over the last three decades, SCRI is a leader in drug development. It has conducted more than 850 first-in-human clinical trials since its inception and contributed to pivotal research that has led to the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the FDA in the past decade. SCRI’s research network brings together more than 1,300 physicians who are enrolling patients into clinical trials at more than 200 locations in 20+ states across the U.S. Learn more about our research offerings.

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Dr. Burris and Dr. Graff Talk COVID-19 and Cancer Care, Telemedicine, and ASCO Initiatives

May 25, 2020

Howard A. "Skip" Burris, III, MD, FASCO, FACP, and Stephanie L. Graff, MD, discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected cancer care, the collaborative efforts made between Sarah Cannon Research Institute and HCA to increase access to investigational COVID-19 treatments, and the steps ASCO has taken to ensure its members’ professional education and well-being during this time.

Dr. Graff on the FDA Approval of Sacituzumab Govitecan in TNBC

April 22, 2020

Stephanie L. Graff, MD, director of the Breast Program at the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute of HCA Midwest Health and associate director of the Breast Cancer Research Program at Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses the FDA approval of sacituzumab govitecan in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Dr. Hamilton on the FDA Approval of Tucatinib in HER2+ Breast Cancer

April 17, 2020

Erika P. Hamilton, MD, director of the Breast Cancer and Gynecologic Research Program and principal investigator at Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses the FDA approval of tucatinib (Tukysa) in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Hamilton on Using pCR to Classify Risk in HER2+ Breast Cancer

April 09, 2020

Erika P. Hamilton, MD, director of the Breast Cancer and Gynecologic Research Program and principal investigator at Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses the use of pathologic complete response (pCR) as a way to classify risk status in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Hamilton on the DESTINY-Breast01 Trial in HER2+ Breast Cancer

February 06, 2020

Erika P. Hamilton, MD, director of the Breast Cancer and Gynecologic Research Program and principal investigator at Sarah Cannon Research Institute, discusses the phase II DESTINY-Breast01 trial in advanced HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr. Burris on Investigational Approaches in TNBC

February 05, 2020

Howard A. "Skip" Burris, III, MD, FASCO, FACP, chief medical officer and president, Clinical Operations, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, 2019-2020 ASCO president-elect, and a 2014 Giant of Cancer Care® in Drug Development, discusses investigational immunotherapy approaches in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Dr. Burris on Ongoing Research With ADCs in TNBC

January 18, 2020

Howard A. "Skip" Burris, III, MD, FASCO, FACP, chief medical officer and president, Clinical Operations, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, 2019 ASCO president-elect, and a 2014 Giant of Cancer Care® in Drug Development, discusses ongoing research with antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in triple-negative breast cancer.

Predictive Assays Help Personalize Care in Early-Stage HR+ Breast Cancer

January 15, 2020

Stephanie L. Graff, MD, discusses the importance of using genomic risk to tailor treatment to patients with early-stage hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative disease, the benefit of extended endocrine therapy, and ongoing research with CDK4/6 inhibitors and immunotherapy.