As New Jersey’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI) – designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute offers the most advanced cancer treatment options including bone marrow transplantation, proton therapy, CAR T-cell therapy and complex surgical procedures. Along with clinical trials and novel therapeutics such as precision medicine and immunotherapy – many of which are not widely available – these cutting-edge therapies are available to adult and pediatric patients. Some of these treatments are fueled by onsite research in which physicians and scientists work side by side to advance our understanding of cancer and transform laboratory discoveries into clinical practice.
Dr Omene on the Importance of Access to Breast Cancer Screenings in Underserved Populations
May 26th 2023Coral O. Omene, MD, PhD, discusses the need to improve early access to breast cancer screenings for patients in underserved populations and recent updates to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines on breast cancer screening.
Blue Light Cystoscopy Enhances Detection of Cancer in the Bladder
May 11th 2023Saum Ghodoussipour, MD, shares how some facilities in the tri-state region including Rutgers Cancer Institute and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, use enhanced blue light technology with an imaging solution that better highlights cancerous tumors in the bladder.
Addressing the Challenge: Connecting Black Women with Clinical Trials
April 26th 2023Clinical trials have strikingly low rates of Black participants, even those centered on diseases that disproportionately affect Black women in particular, such as breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death for this population.
Chief of Urologic Oncology Addresses Young Men’s Common Concerns about Testicular Cancer
April 14th 2023Though testicular cancer can impact males of any age, it generally affects men in their 20s and 30s. The average age at the time of diagnosis of testicular cancer is about 33, according to the American Cancer Society.
Dr. D'Ambrosio on the Rationale of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation in HR+ Breast Cancer
March 14th 2023David D'Ambrosio, MD, discusses the benefit of utilizing adjuvant accelerated partial breast irradiation, as well as a phase 2 trial investigating robotic stereotactic adjuvant accelerated partial breast irradiation for hormone receptor–positive, postmenopausal, early-stage breast cancer.
Mridula George, MD, discusses the methods used to evaluate cardiotoxicity associated with adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine plus concurrent radiation therapy, and explains implications on the use of trastuzumab emtansine plus radiation in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer.