Using Genetics to Improve Treatment Selection for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancers
Research by Fox Chase medical oncologist Elizabeth R. Plimack, MD, and colleagues is helping find appropriate treatments for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) by identifying different subtypes of the cancer and determining which patients are likely to respond to chemotherapy prior to surgical bladder removal. Continue Reading »
Grant Update: New Funding Bolsters Promising Research Projects
Bolstered by recently acquired grant funding, five Fox Chase researchers are hard at work on projects with potential clinical impact for ovarian, colorectal, and kidney cancer, lymphoma, and EGFR-dependent cancers. Continue Reading »
Q&A: Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP
Wafik S. El-Deiry, an international leader in translational research and one of 40 active American Cancer Society research professors, joined Fox Chase in October as deputy cancer center director for translational research. Continue Reading »