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Hyundai Hope on Wheels Brings Fun and Funding to Georgetown Lombardi
September 18, 2015 — As part of its national tour for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hyundai Hope on Wheels visited Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center on September 16 to honor Scholar Hope Grant recipient Jeffrey Toretsky, MD. Many of the attendees were local children personally affected by cancer, who reveled in the opportunity to be a part […]
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Virtual Molecular Tumor Board Brings a Collaborative Approach to Precision Medicine
(September 4, 2015) — Having to tell cancer patients there are no more treatments available for their conditions is one of the worst situations a doctor can face. However, improvements in precision medicine are helping doctors find effective therapies for even the deadliest cancers. By participating in a Virtual Molecular Tumor Board, Georgetown Lombardi is […]
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New Clinical Trial Led by Lombardi Doctor to Compare Drug Sequences in Treatment of Melanoma
August 31, 2015 — A new nationwide clinical trial that recently opened at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital will help doctors determine not only which drugs are most effective, but also how the order in which the drugs are administered affects patient outcomes. Conducted by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, […]
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Lombardi Researcher Receives $6.4 Million Grant to Study Cancer and Aging
August 20, 2015 — While cancer disproportionately affects older individuals, there is relatively little research funding devoted to exploring the relationship between cancer and aging. With the support of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Georgetown Lombardi scientist Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH, will spend seven years investigating this underdeveloped field. As the recipient of a NCI […]
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Lombardi Physicians Among Newsweek’s “Top Cancer Doctors 2015”
July 27, 2015 — Working with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, Newsweek has published a list of the best oncologists in the country. The recently released “Top Cancer Doctors 2015” includes over 20 ph
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Lombardi Scientist Receives Innovation Grant for Research on Pediatric Cancer
July 20, 2015 — There’s good news on the horizon for children battling a rare form of bone cancer. Dr. Todd Waldman, a professor of oncology at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been awarded an Innovation Grant from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) in support of his groundbreaking cancer research. At the center of […]
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Georgetown Lombardi is Top Fundraising Team at Avon Walk for Second Year
(May 6, 2015) — This past weekend Georgetown Lombardi once again distinguished itself as the lead fundraising team in the Washington region at Avon 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer, raising $237,000. On May 2 and 3, the nearly 100-member group of volunteers and patients put months of training to the test for the […]
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Tenth Annual Women & Wine Event Marked by Record-Breaking Growth in Community Support
April 24, 2015 —This year marked a tremendous demonstration of community support for the Women & Wine event, which hosted an unprecedented 600 attendees and raised a record high of nearly $400,000. Now in its 10th year, Women & Wine benefits the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. […]
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Lucile Adams-Campbell Honored for Life’s Work in Health Disparities
April 19, 2015 — The world’s oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), awarded Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, PhD, associate director of minority health and disparities research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, with its 10th annual Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship. […]
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Georgetown Medical Students Get Buzzed for Childhood Cancer Research
April 19, 2015 — After classes and before the weekend got underway in earnest, many at Georgetown were already buzzed. Women and men with electric razors and scissors were busy working on the Georgetown University Medical Center faculty, staff and School of Medicine students who volunteered for Georgetown’s 6th Annual St. Baldrick’s Day festivities on […]
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