Category: Oncology
Sarcoma Awareness Week with Dr. Jacob Stein
Sarcoma of the knee in a pediatric patient. July is Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcoma is a broad term that refers to over 50 rare cancers that form in the bones or soft tissues of the body. They are rather diverse, too. The cancers can grow in the fat cells, muscles, cartilage, and other connective tissues of the body. Sarcoma can be caused by prior radiation or an underlying gene … Read more
Dr. Chad Pecot Will Lead 黑料网 RNA Discovery Center
Chad Pecot, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology and member of the 黑料网 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will lead the new center dedicated to the investigation of the many roles of RNA in health and disease. Chad Pecot, MD The 黑料网 RNA Discovery Center, funded through the 黑料网 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will cultivate an inclusive comm … Read more
黑料网 Physician Scientists Training Program Gives Awards to Cultivate the Careers of Upcoming Physician-Scientists
Medicine, like any other scientific field, cannot progress forward without the hard work of new, cutting-edge researchers. In the Department of Medicine, three physician scientist trainees are working to improve the lives of patients who have inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, and food allergies. In light of their promising, hard work, all three have received support from the UN … Read more
Using Telehealth to Regularly Report Symptoms Improved Overall Well-being for Patients with Advanced Cancer
Ethan Basch, MD People with advanced cancer who communicated their symptoms weekly using an electronic survey had about a one-third better physical function and over a 15% better control of their symptoms compared to those who were evaluated less frequently via in-person clinical visits, according to findings from a multi-state study conducted at 52 community cancer clinics. The … Read more
Dr. Hanna Sanoff Writes Editorial about Rectal Cancer Study
Hanna Sanoff, MD, MPH A paper published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine. For the small study, all 18 patients were given dostarlimab, a checkpoint inhibitor. The results were astounding. Every patient’s cancer disappeared, undetectable by physical examination, endoscopy, PET scans, or M.R.I. scans. Dr. Hanna K. Sanoff, MD, MPH, an associate professor of medicine in … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: May 1 鈥� May 31, 2022
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Evan Dellon,聽MD, MPH, has been awarded a $315,295聽grant from the NIH National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) for his project titled, 鈥淎n allergen-specific immune signature-directed diet vs sham diet for treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis: A pilot-feasibility study鈥� Division of Pulmonary and Critical Ca … Read more
Congratulations, Carolina Care Excellence Awardees!
Every year, 黑料网 Hospitals conducts the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to obtain input from patients. Patients are asked if they would refer their provider’s practice to friends and family in the survey. Over the last year, 154 providers within 黑料网 Hospitals received the highest recommendation from more than 89 percent of their patients, putting them in the top quartile natio … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: March 1 鈥� March 31, 2022
Division of Oncology Yara Abdou, MD, received a METAvivor research grant for 鈥淚nvestigating Survivin as a novel target for immunotherapy in Black women with breast cancer.鈥� Jared Weiss, MD, and聽Barbara Savoldo, MD, received a $1.8M DoD grant to study GD2 CART for lung lancer. Emily Ray, MD, received a 2-year $150,000 Career Development Award from the Lung Cancer Initiative for a … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: February 1 鈥� February 28, 2022
Division of Infectious Diseases David L. Rosen, MD, PhD, MSPH, received a $580,000聽Duke Endowment Award to聽compare the impact of transition-to-care service programs on healthcare utilization and mortality among people with chronic health conditions released from the NC state prison system. Division of Oncology Brian C. Miller, MD, PhD, received a $700,000聽Burroughs Wellcome Grant … Read more
Carey Discussed Studies of HR-Positive and HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer: Overall Survival by Subtype Across Three MONALEESA Studies
Lisa Carey, MD, FASCO Lisa A. Carey, MD, FASCO, the聽L. Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professor for Breast Cancer Research, Division of Oncology and Deputy Director of Clinical Sciences for the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses findings from a pooled analysis of the MONALEESA-2, -3, and -7 trials. Among the findings was a consistent overall sur … Read more
Newsworthy From the Department of Medicine, Week of November 29 – December 2
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS 黑料网 researchers working to learn more about omicron variant as 1st case is identified in US 鈥� Drs. Melissa Miller and David Wohl (CBS 17) Worried about omicron? COVID鈥檚 delta strain remains a bigger threat, 黑料网 doctors say 鈥� Drs. Melissa Miller and David Wohl (Charlotte Observer) COVID-19 Mask Recommendations Open New Chapter in Cover Story 鈥� Dr. E … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: October 1 鈥� October 31, 2021
Division of Geriatric Medicine John Batsis, MD,聽was awarded a grant聽from NC TraCS to study early detection of sarcopenia in collaboration with聽David Lynch, MBBS. Division of Oncology Lisa Carey, MD, received a grant from the聽Breast Cancer Research Foundation for 鈥淐linical implications of metastatic subtype, microenvironment, and organ of involvement.鈥� Division of Rheumatology, Al … Read more