All Posts: cancer research

• 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 […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer research, pediatric oncology, philanthropy

• 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 […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, precision medicine

• 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, […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, clinical trials, melanoma

• 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 […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: aging and cancer risk, cancer, cancer research

• 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 […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, Ewing sarcoma

• 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. […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer research, faculty honors, health disparities, minority health

• 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 […]

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer research, philanthropy, St. Baldrick's Day

• Ruesch Symposium Explores Immunotherapy and Personalized Medicine

  This year’s Ruesch Symposium brought together various stakeholders in cancer medicine, including medical providers, community leaders, caregivers, and patients, to discuss the treatment landscape for patients with GI cancers.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, gastrointestinal cancer, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Georgetown Lombardi Director Attends Special Briefing on Capitol Hill

  On December 10, Dr. Weiner delivered remarks about the progress being made in cancer research in support of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) proposed “bypass” budget for fiscal year 2016.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: cancer research, research advocacy

• 25 Years of Progress—Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research

  Since the launch of Georgetown Lombardi’s Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research 25 years ago, the outlook for a person diagnosed with breast cancer is brighter than ever.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer research, Nina Hyde Center