Press Releases

Offering access to comprehensive dermatology and treatment of benign disease, the Roswell Park Care Network welcomes physician and longtime faculty member Marcelle Grassi, MD, and her Cheektowaga practice as its newest location.

Research led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Genome Protection Inc. has detected activity in the “dark genome” that could help transform the diagnosis and treatment of five of the 10 most deadly cancers in the U.S.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Generate:Biomedicines announce a strategic collaboration to discover and develop chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, and armoring technologies, for up to three oncology targets, including in ovarian cancer and other solid tumors. In ovarian cancer alone, an estimated 314,000 women worldwide are diagnosed and over 200,000 women die each year.

The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, has fully reaccredited Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center for three years. The Commission on Cancer gives recognition to cancer centers that provide multidisciplinary, patient-centered cancer care. Roswell Park is one of the longest-standing CoC programs, having maintained accreditation from the organization continuously since 1931.

A program designed to help African Americans make informed decisions about prostate cancer early detection and treatment will expand in Erie County thanks to a New York State Department of Health (DOH) grant to Adam Sumlin, PhD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The grant — one of only four awarded in the state — provides $650,000 over the next five years through the DOH program Peer Education, Outreach & Shared Decision-Making for Persons at High Risk of Prostate Cancer.

Roswell Park has transformed a 150-year-old residence at 907 Michigan Ave., blending history and vision into a welcoming new home for its community outreach: the Roswell Park Community Outreach & Engagement Center. Roswell Park team members, patients, advocates and community leaders gathered for a grand opening of the renovated and expanded space.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that New York's first cell and gene therapy hub will be housed at Roswell Park. The $98 million center will help to support the research and development of life-saving therapies at Roswell, significantly grow its well-established research capabilities, and establish Roswell as one of the premier cell therapy discovery and production institutions in the nation.

A promising cancer innovation developed at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has been granted Fast Track Designation (FTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The designation awarded to MimiVax Inc. provides more extensive and accelerated access to FDA resources for the company’s development of the novel cancer immunotherapy SurVaxM, which is now in late-stage trials around the country.