Press Releases

Sparking joy, hope and smiles, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center just wrapped up its inaugural Community Holiday Toy Drive, collecting 2,500-plus toys for children across Buffalo and Western New York.

The past year has been a challenging one for so many of us. While the new coronavirus absorbed our attention, cancer has continued to take the lives of many around us. At this pivotal moment, researchers from the labs and clinical centers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center continue to tackle the most urgent priorities in oncology so that more people can survive another deadly disease.

Today, the Ride for Roswell, presented by the West Herr Automotive Group, announced the date for the 2021 Ride for Roswell, which will take place on Saturday, August 7.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Igor Puzanov, MD, MSCI, FACP, Andrew Hyland, PhD, and Maciej Goniewicz, PhD, PharmD, have all recently been recognized as global scientific pioneers on Clarivate Plc’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2020.

Roswell Park’s Francisco J. Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, MD, has been investigating a novel therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Dr. Hernandez-Ilizaliturri is presenting the team’s findings at the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.

A group of researchers led by Roswell Park's Maximillian Merz, MD, conducted the first prospective clinical trial investigating spatial heterogeneity in patients with either relapsed/refractory or newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and is presenting the findings at ASH 2020.

Eunice Wang, MD, is leading multiple research efforts focused on different treatment approaches for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. During the ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, she is presenting data on two ongoing studies incorporating new treatment options.

Research and insights from the Roswell Park team will help to fuel three important research meetings in the week ahead as researchers in oncology, hematology and immunotherapy come together virtually for the Immunotherapy Bridge 2020 meeting, Melanoma Bridge 2020 meeting and 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Continuing to reach across international borders, Roswell Park’s Department of Indigenous Cancer Health has launched a number of educational and communications initiatives.