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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.

Latest from Yale Cancer Center


New Programs Unlock Patient Access to Oncology Care

May 19, 2022

Developing a system with a patient-centric focus, investigators at Yale Cancer Center and Moffitt Cancer Center initiated pilot programs to offer patients better access to care following a diagnosis of cancer.

Yale Findings Broaden the Repertoire of Cancer-Relevant Genes

May 11, 2022

Following an analysis of over 12,000 human genes, research from Yale Cancer Center indicates there is cancer-relevant importance in a much larger proportion of human genes than current cancer research models suggest.

Pembrolizumab With or Without Chemo Has Increased Efficacy With Increasing PD-L1 Expression in HNSCC

May 04, 2022

Pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy resulted in a numerically longer overall survival benefit vs cetuximab plus chemotherapy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and a PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS) between 1 and 19, but did not improve survival in the subset with a PD-L1 CPS of less than 1.

Pembrolizumab/Lenvatinib Plus Chemo May Represent “Powerful” Option for NSCLC

April 20, 2022

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, discusses the rationale for exploring immunotherapy/TKI combinations like pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib in patients with non–small cell lung cancer, and outlined the different efforts that comprise the LEAP clinical trial program.

‘Decision Switch’ Discovered in Mutations Linked to Common Brain Tumor

April 08, 2022

Researchers at the Yale Cancer Biology Institute have clarified the role of a recurring cancer-associated tumor mutation in glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and most aggressive type of malignant brain tumor.

New Class of Oncogenic Fusions Revealed in Lung and Pancreatic Cancer

March 24, 2022

A Yale Cancer Center research team has identified novel oncogenic gene fusions in lung and pancreatic cancer, as well as sarcoma. The fusions involve RASGRF1 (an activator of RAS signaling) and promote cellular changes leading to tumor development.

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, Honored by IASLC

March 16, 2022

Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, was honored by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer in recognition for his years of dedication and invaluable service to the organization and the lung cancer community.