Hypertension, or high blood pressure, may come with a plus side, at least for a subset of women with ovarian cancer.

Cancer survivor and health professional Elyse NeMoyer has been reappointed to a second three-year term on the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Board of Directors.

Scientifically compelling breast cancer clinical-trial research is the focus of the 5th U.S.–Japan Clinical Trials in Oncology Workshop, to be led in part by Kazuaki Takabe, MD, Professor, Alfiero Foundation Endowed Chair in Breast Oncology and Clinical Chief of Breast Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. 

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers plan to test a novel adoptive cell immunotherapy platform in phase I/II clinical trials after seeing promising results in preclinical studies.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute researchers have identified a gene that influences metastasis in prostate cancer, and may help clinicians to identify aggressive prostate tumors before they progress and spread to other organs. 

John Krolewski, MD, PhD, has been appointed as Chair of the Department of Cancer Genetics and Genomics and Co-Leader of the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) Genetics and Genomics Program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Tamoxifen is widely used for the treatment of women diagnosed with certain types of early and advanced breast cancers, but not all patients will benefit from it. A team from Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Northwestern University examined the mechanisms behind tamoxifen resistance.

An accomplished urologic oncologist and longtime senior leader at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center was surprised with an incredible distinction at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Annual Conference last week in Florida. James Mohler, MD, Associate Director and Senior Vice President for Translational Research, Chair of the Department of Urology, and Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park, received the 2017 Rodger Winn Award at the NCCN 22nd Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.