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Yale Cancer Center (YCC) is one of only 56 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and the only such center in Connecticut. Cancer treatment for patients is available at Smilow Cancer Hospital through 13 multidisciplinary teams and at 15 Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Centers in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Comprehensive cancer centers play a vital role in the advancement of the NCI’s goal of reducing morbidity and mortality from cancer through scientific research, cancer prevention, and innovative cancer treatment.

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Yale Cancer Center Study Shows Targeted Therapy Improves Survival for Advanced Bladder Cancer

February 24, 2021

Enfortumab vedotin significantly prolonged survival as compared with standard chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma or bladder cancer, who had previously received platinum-based treatment and a PD-1–PD-L1 inhibitor.

Petrylak Shares Selection Considerations for Available Agents in Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

December 29, 2020

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, highlights the use of abiraterone acetate, enzalutamide, and apalutamide and how these agents can lead to improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Gene Expression Testing Varies Substantially by Region for Prostate Cancer

December 10, 2020

December 10, 2020 — Despite gene expression tests helping health care professionals make optimal treatment decisions, testing varies by region for men with prostate cancer and could be related to socioeconomic status and patterns of prostate cancer care.

Breast Cancer Research Foundation Awards Fourth Research Grant at Yale

October 01, 2020

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation has awarded a 1-year, $175,000 research grant to Yale Cancer Center to study reducing re-excisions for breast conserving therapy for women following surgery for breast cancer.