Oncology

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Cancer Institute had the lowest rate of 30-day unplanned readmissions for cancer patients of all prospective payment system-exempt cancer hospitals between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Feb. 19.  Roswell…

Cancer patients experienced a fivefold decline in opioid dose prescriptions between 2016 and 2021, according to a study published March 26 in JCO Oncology Practice.  For the study, researchers from Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center conducted a…

Aurora-based Children’s Hospital Colorado has opened an in-house genomics testing lab through its Precision Medicine Institute.  The lab enables genomic testing results to be more quickly integrated into patient EHRs, and therefore clinical care, according to a March 11 news…

Los Angeles-based USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has opened a new radiation therapy and imaging center in Newport Beach, Calif. The Keck Medicine of USC-Newport Beach Radiation Oncology and Imaging center is equipped with CT scanners, positron emission tomography CT…

Kansas City, Kan.-based University of Kansas Cancer Center has partnered with the Kansas City (Mo.) Veteran Medical Center to expand access to clinical cancer trials for veterans.  Through the partnership, KU Cancer Center will offer veterans access to early-phase clinical…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has tapped Greg Bodager, BSN, as associate regional vice president of oncology for the Sarah Cannon Cancer Network’s TriStar Division, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. He previously served as market director of the…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has named David Ryan, MD, as the inaugural president of the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute.  He has been with the health system for more than two decades, serving as physician-in-chief for the Mass General…

A noteworthy program at Lexington-based Kentucky Children’s Hospital has helped more than 800 patients with a somewhat overlooked factor of childhood cancer treatment: homework. The DanceBlue Hematology/Oncology Clinic provides school intervention specialists for pediatric patients through the hospital’s Providing Assistance…

New York City-based Weill Cornell has established a cancer research collaborative to explore ways to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy through nutrition, metabolism and emerging therapeutics. The Weill Cancer Hub East will connect leaders from Weill Cornell Medicine, Princeton (N.J.)…

Karen Knudsen, PhD, has been appointed CEO of San Francisco-based Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Dr. Knudsen previously served as CEO for both the American Cancer Society and ACS Cancer Action Network, according to a March 31 news release from…