Category: Oncology
Serody and Basch Will Lead Divisions in Realignment of Hematology and Oncology
In a realignment of the division of hematology and oncology that will form two divisions from one, Ron Falk, MD, chair of the UNC Department of Medicine has appointed Jonathan Serody, MD, chief of hematology and Ethan Basch, MD, chief of oncology. Melba Ribeiro, MPH, will serve both divisions as associate chief for administration. “The division of hematology and oncology has gro … Read more
Rose Receives NCI Grant to Study Entinostat Combined With Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Urothelial Cancer
Tracy Rose, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, received a National Cancer Institute K08 grant “Selective histone deacetylase inhibition with entinostat to enhance the anti-tumor immune response to immune checkpoint inhibition in urothelial cancer.” This study uses a wind … Read more
Weiss Presents Clinical Findings at 2020 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium
Jared Weiss, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology, presented preliminary findings at the 2020 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium from a phase II trial that combined radiation therapy and immunotherapy for patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Learn more from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive C … Read more
Basch Publishes JAMA Article On Proposed Medicare Reimbursement Model
Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, the Richard M. Goldberg Distinguished Professor in Medical Oncology, in the division of hematology and oncology, is the lead author of an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association that provides perspectives on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed new payment model for medical oncology care. Called Oncology Care Fi … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: December 1-December 31, 2019
Division of Hematology and Oncology Catherine Coombs, MD, received the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s Young Investigator Award, which awarded $225,000 across three years to study whether genetic mutations that accumulate in the blood over time are linked to worse outcomes for prostate cancer. Read more. Natalie Grover, MD, was awarded a three-year Lymphoma Research Foundation Caree … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1-September 30, 2019
Division of Geriatric Medicine Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, will lead NIA’s new IMPACT Collaboratory’s Patient and Caregiver Reported Outcomes (PCRO) Core, funded by a five-year, $1.4 million grant. Learn more. Division of Hematology/Oncology Lisa Carey, MD, will receive $400,000 from Susan G. Komen to study how HER2+ tumors respond to HER2-targeted therapies. She is one of three UNC S … Read more