Press Releases

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital have launched the First Edition City of Buffalo MONOPOLY® game, officially licensed by Hasbro, to benefit the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program for pediatric cancer patients.

In acknowledgment of strong advocacy for its staff members and the launch of a program to enhance their mental health and wellbeing, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has been named a 2021 Joy in Medicine Recognized Organization by the American Medical Association (AMA).

A new study from Roswell Park has identified an important mechanism by which chronic stress weakens immunity and promotes tumor growth. The results, just published in Cell Reports, point to the beta-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) as a driver of immune suppression and cancer growth in response to stress, opening the possibility of targeting this receptor in cancer therapy and prevention.

A groundbreaking international collaboration brought an innovative lung cancer immunotherapy from Cuba — CIMAvax-EGF — to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Now researchers at the Buffalo-based center are now examining whether this immunotherapy developed to treat lung cancer might prove to be an effective tool for preventing the often-deadly disease.

When cancer patients need a precise diagnosis or a second opinion, they rely on the expertise of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. Often called the “most important doctors you’ll never meet,” pathologists play a critical behind-the-scenes role to ensure proper staging and grading of disease, allowing care teams to develop personalized treatment plans. Acknowledging their dedication, Carl Morrison, MD, DVM, Chair of the Department, has recently announced several promotions within his team.

Samaritan Medical Center and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y., have announced a new affiliation, linking medical oncology services provided at Samaritan’s Walker Center for Cancer Care with the Roswell Park Care Network. The new affiliation will offer cancer patients in the North Country region access to the latest approaches and best practices in cancer treatment to enhance the quality of medical oncology services available locally.

New research from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered genetic factors other than human leukocyte antigen (HLA) compatibility that significantly contribute to outcomes following blood and marrow transplant (BMT) in cancer patients. This study, published in the journal EClinicalMedicine, a Lancet open access journal, could lead to major changes in the way blood and marrow donors and recipients are matched as well as the development of new therapies to prevent transplant-related complications.

Day in and day out, nurses at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center deliver multidisciplinary care with expertise, passion and heart. Chief Nursing Officer Mary Ann Long, MS, RN, has promoted five veteran Nursing team members to new leadership roles in various clinical programs, and appointed another accomplished nurse to a new role at Roswell Park.

Ellis Medicine and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center marked a major milestone by cutting the ribbon on a new, much-anticipated medical oncology/chemotherapy/infusion center. Under a partnership announced in 2020, Ellis Medicine and Roswell Park are acting on their commitment to reduce cancer’s burden in both the Capital Region and throughout New York State.