Press Releases

With education one of the cornerstones of its mission, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce that its Nurse Residency Program has achieved Accreditation with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Considered the highest recognition given by the organization, the designation is noted as a global standard for residencies and fellowships in the nursing profession.

For years, scientists at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center have devoted themselves to research to better understand ovarian cancer. Although ovarian cancer is relatively rare, the disease remains the fifth deadliest cancer in women and will claim almost 14,000 lives this year. Now teams of researchers from these two leading centers are combining efforts after together securing a nearly $9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop new and better treatments for ovarian cancer.

An internationally recognized physician scientist and innovator, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Carl Morrison, MD, DVM, has been promoted to Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center today announced plans for an expanded Amherst location at Park Club Lane, to be named for longtime supporter Scott Bieler in recognition of a significant gift made to the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation.

One of the most influential and accomplished figures in the field of cancer immunotherapy has returned to his Western New York roots to take on leadership roles in both research and clinical care at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD, will join Roswell Park in September as Deputy Director, The Katherine Anne Gioia Endowed Chair in Cancer Medicine, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Professor of Oncology in the Departments of Medicine and Immunology.

Elevating a highly accomplished finance professional to an expanded role with additional responsibilities, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center announces the promotion of Todd Maier, CPA, to Vice President of Finance.

At the American Head & Neck Society's 10th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, Roswell Park teams are presenting new research on the basic science supporting new treatments as well as opportunities to improve the early and accurate diagnosis of head/neck malignancies.

A research team led by Fumito Ito, MD, PhD, FACS, reports new data on the promise of combining standard treatment for breast cancer with a particular form of cancer immunotherapy — dendritic-cell (DC)  treatment vaccines.