Specialty Oncology
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Featured
Tracking Outcomes in Proton Therapy for Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital clinician-researchers work to define which patients can benefit most from advanced proton therapy for cancer.
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Featured
Overcoming Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer screening is an extremely underused tool. Review the lung cancer screening guidelines with the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative's founder, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Program Co-Chair, Keith Flaherty, MD, Recaps Key Highlights From AACR 2024
Keith Flaherty, MD, director of clinical research at Mass General Cancer Center and program co-chair of this year's AACR Annual Meeting, shares key highlights and favorite talks from the conference.
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Molecular Features Identified That Predict Response to Checkpoint Inhibitors in NSCLC
Justin Gainor, MD, and colleagues have published findings from the first joint analysis of the Stand Up To Cancer–Mark Foundation non-small cell lung cancer cohort, reporting newly identified genomic and transcriptomic biomarkers of response and resistance to anti–PD-1 and anti–PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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Revolutionizing Cancer Immunotherapy for Melanoma and Beyond
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital won a Breakthrough Award to enhance personalized approaches to immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma.
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Lifestyle Medicine Program Offers Care for the Whole Patient
Mass General Cancer Center program focuses on research advances in the role of lifestyle medicine to improve health, well-being, and potentially outcomes for patients with cancer.
Mass General Cancer Center Contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Daniel K. Podolsky Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director for Cancer Epidemiology, Mass General Cancer Center, Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
PPI, H2RA Use by Older Adults Not Associated With Dementia or Cognitive Impairment -
Areej R. El-Jawahri, MD
Hematologist, Mass General Cancer Center, Assistant in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Enasidenib Safe, Well Tolerated As Maintenance After Stem Cell Transplantation for IDH2-Mutated Myeloid Malignancies -
Chin-Lee Wu, MD, PhD
Director, Genitourinary Pathology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Cancer Center, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Combined Standard and Targeted Transperineal Biopsies Advised for Patients With Prostate Lesion on Multiparametric MRI -
Keith T. Flaherty, MD
Director of Clinical Research, Mass General Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Program Co-Chair, Keith Flaherty, MD, Recaps Key Highlights From AACR 2024 -
Keyan Salari, MD, PhD
Director of Translational Research, Urologic Surgeon, Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Prostate Cancer Genetics Program, Mass General Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Urine Test Validated for Diagnosis, Surveillance and Risk Prediction in Urothelial Carcinoma -
Marcela G. del Carmen, MD, MPH
President, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Gynecologic Oncologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Executive Vice President, Mass General Brigham
Recent Article
Comprehensive Lymphadenectomy Often Not Necessary in Surgical Management of Primary Endometrioid Ovarian Carcinoma -
Marcela V. Maus, MD, PhD
Director, Cellular Immunotherapy Program, Mass General Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Novel Tandem CAR T-Cell Effective Against Heterogeneous Glioblastoma -
Nir Hacohen, PhD
Director, MGH Center for Cancer Immunology
Center for Cancer Research , Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Senior Member, Broad InstituteRecent Article
Considering Both Tumor and Immune Features May Improve Prediction of Melanoma Outcomes After Checkpoint Inhibition -
William T. Curry, MD
Co-Director, Mass General Neuroscience , Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Adeline Rose Wydotis Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Review: The Role of Antibody-Based Therapies in Neuro-Oncology