All Posts: cancer research
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Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hackensack Meridian Health Join New York Genome Center as Associate Members
EDISON, N.J., (December 19, 2019) — The Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center consortium and Hackensack Meridian Health have become the newest institutional associate members of the New York Genome Center (NYGC), an independent and non-profit academic research institution focused on furthering genomic research. The two institutions join through two separate partnerships using advanced DNA analysis to […]
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Palbociclib is Safe for Women with Advanced Breast Cancer Who Have Unique Gene Alteration
WASHINGTON (December 11, 2019) — Women who receive palbociclib (Ibrance®) to treat their advanced breast cancer and have a gene alteration that can lead to a condition known as benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN) can safely receive the drug without major concerns of developing infections associated with neutropenia, or low white blood cell counts, say Georgetown Lombardi […]
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Scientific Presentations at 2019 Ruesch Symposium Inspire
(December 9, 2019) — Some of the brightest minds in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer from around the country gathered for the scientific session of the 10th-annual Ruesch Symposium at the Omnishore Hotel in Washington, DC. With a packed agenda, the daylong event on December 6 brought together clinicians, researchers, patients, caregivers, policymakers and representatives from industry for […]
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Remission of Follicular Lymphoma for Two-Plus Years Indicates Disease-Free Status that Could Be Lifelong
Use of next-generation sequencing provides evidence of no detectable lymphoma in these patients. Media Contact Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu ATLANTA (December 8, 2019) — People with f
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Georgetown’s Aykut Üren Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Media Contact Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (December 3, 2019) — The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Georgetown oncology researcher and educator Aykut Üren, MD, to
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‘The Power of This Place is Its People’
(November 27, 2019) — Nearly 600 supporters, community partners and volunteers showed up in force to celebrate the extraordinary team of individuals who work tirelessly searching for new and better cancer treatments and therapies at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. This year’s annual Lombardi Gala took place at Washington’s Ritz-Carlton and spotlighted some of the very […]
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Nearly One-Quarter of Completed Lung Cancer Clinical Trial Results Are Not Published
WASHINGTON (November 6, 2019) — Despite the lengthy time and money commitments that are required to conduct clinical trials, a new analysis has found that up to one-fourth of completed lung cancer clinical trial results are not published, thereby depriving patients, the research community and the public of a complete picture of the current state of […]
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Ruesch Center Offers Summer Interns an In-Depth Look at GI Oncology
The summer internship program at Georgetown’s Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers provides 12 students from schools across the country the opportunity to learn about all aspects of GI oncology.
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Georgetown University’s Cancer Center Receives Coveted ‘Comprehensive Cancer Center’ Status from the National Cancer Institute
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2019) — The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has renewed Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s designation as a “comprehensive cancer center,” a distinction first awarded to Georgetown Lombardi in 1974. Of the 1,500 cancer programs in the U.S., only 50 are NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers and Georgetown Lombardi is the only such center in the Washington, D.C., area. The […]
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Washington Women Raise $735K for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi
WASHINGTON (April 25, 2019) — Women & Wine, one of Washington’s largest annual philanthropic events by and for women, raised over $735K at its April 24 annual event, with proceeds designated for research and treatment at the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Women & Wine is one of the premier events for […]
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