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Roswell Park’s Dr. Michael Kuettel Named to National Healthcare Advisory Panel

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The longtime leader of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s radiation medicine program has become the latest official from the Buffalo cancer center to be named to a national healthcare advisory board.

Friday, June 7, 2019 - 08:00 am

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Colorectal Cancer Survivor: Christine's Story

Christine, who lives with her husband, William, and their three children, Jackson, 18, Bella, 15, and Livi, 13, in Ellicottville, New York, learned she had colorectal cancer in 2016.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 01:52 pm

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Simply Pierogi Is Helping Kids with Cancer and Blood Disorders at Roswell Park — One Pierogi at a Time

Simply Pierogi has launched a three-year partnership with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to benefit the Courage of Carly Fund.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 08:00 am

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Two-Time Survivor Lavon Amos Celebrates Four Years Cancer-Free

"Six to 10 years ago, I might have been told I didn’t have long to live. But today, I can share with others that there’s hope.”

Monday, June 3, 2019 - 01:53 pm

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Phase II Trial Shows Favorable Response for Patients Receiving Combination Therapy With SurVaxM

CHICAGO — With their phase II study in patients with aggressive brain cancer now completed, the developers of the cancer immunotherapy SurVaxM are sharing research results at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), reporting that combination therapy with the v

Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 08:00 am

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OPTiM Study: T-VEC Shows Improved Survival Over Cytokine Therapy in Patients With Melanoma

Igor Puzanov, MD, Director of the Early Phase Clinical Trials Program and Chief of Melanoma at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, led research on the immunotherapy T-VEC, or talimogene laherparepvec, to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.

Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 08:00 am

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Tumor Expression Pattern May Predict Recurrence in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center physicians Grace Dy, MD, Chief of Thoracic Oncology, and Maya Khalil, MD, Chief Hematology-Oncology Fellow, led an effort to identify whether the tumor microenvironment can predict risk of disease recurrence in patients with non-metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Dr. Khalil will present the team’s findings this week at the 55th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.

Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 08:00 am

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Roswell Park Immunologist Honored by University at Buffalo for Contributions to Medical Science

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center immunologist Elizabeth Repasky, PhD, was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Biomedical Alumna Award from the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Friday, May 31, 2019 - 08:00 am

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Roswell Park Teams Bring Research on New Cancer Therapies and Prognostic Tools to ASCO 2019

Several Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center teams have been invited to present their own latest research or to share their expertise as discussion leaders at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), to be held May 31 to June 4 in Chicago, Illinois. The theme of this year’s gathering — the world’s largest clinical cancer research meeting — is “Caring for Every Patient, Learning from Every Patient.”

Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 08:00 am