Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
April 09, 2021
From Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute: A research team led by Stephanie Schmit, PhD, MPH, Genomic Medicine Institute, has found that immune cell infiltration of colorectal cancer (CRC) tumors can predict disease relapse in patients who undergo surgery with curative intent. Published in Onc...

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April 02, 2021
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to Cleveland Clinic's Nima Sharifi, MD, as he has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Translational and Clinical Cancer Research.
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March 26, 2021
To support strong collaboration between Federal research agencies, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made every effort to align the Biographical Sketch (Biosketch), Other Support format page, and Application Form Instructions with the guidance issued by the Office of Science and Technology...
March 25, 2021
We are pleased to announce four new appointments to our External Advisory Committee. We look forward to introducing them to our center and will look to them for guidance as we begin to prepare for our center grant renewal.
Anita Y. Kinney, PhD is associate director for cancer health equity and eng...

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March 24, 2021
Pingkun Yan, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), will give a lecture titled “Deep learning Predicts Risks from Chest CT” at the next Machine Learning Working Group Meeting. The event will be held Monday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to ...

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March 19, 2021
Led by cancer center directors and chief medical officers, the American Association of Cancer Institutes (AACI) initiated a mixed-methods survey of the status of cancer care across cancer center networks, results of which have been recently published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Canc...

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March 18, 2021
The United States Preventive Services Task Force has published updated recommendations addressing eligibility for lung cancer screening with a low-radiation dose chest CT scan. The current recommendations update those published at the end of 2013. The age limits have been expanded to age 50-80 years...
March 05, 2021
University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been nationally recognized as an approved NPF Center by the National Pancreas Foundation. NPF Centers are awarded after a rigorous audit review to determine that an institution’s focus is on ...

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March 05, 2021
On February 26, 1921, four physicians hosted a ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio to celebrate the opening of their group practice, unveiling a new model of care based on cooperation between clinicians. Throughout the year, Cleveland Clinic is celebrating its 100-year history with virtual events, digital e...

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March 05, 2021
Rakesh Shiradkar, research assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and member of the Cancer Imaging Program at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, was recently interviewed by the magazine Bio Patrika.
Shiradkar discussed his vision, goals and current projects with the Cen...