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January 15, 2021
Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have developed an improved approach to treating actinic keratosis, a pre-cancerous skin condition usually treated with photodynamic therapy that patients often report as painful.
Findings from a cl...

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January 05, 2021
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ and partners local and global team up to better predict which patients with oral squamous cell carcinomas will need radiation or chemotherapy after surgery
Researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ and partners in the United States and India are applying the investigative ...

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December 21, 2020
As we end December, I, for one, am glad to see 2020 fade into the rear-view mirror. Almost like the Alfred Hitchcock movie (rear window), the whole year looked and felt wrong—unlike anything we have ever experienced. It threw immense challenges at us, pushed many to our limits, and tested us in ways...

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December 15, 2020
Cancer patients, especially newly diagnosed and African American patients, are significantly at risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and mortality, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology by researchers from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine and the Case Comprehe...

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December 15, 2020
Cancer patients, especially newly diagnosed and African American patients, are significantly at risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and mortality, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology by researchers from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine and the Case Comprehe...

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December 11, 2020
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance today announced $500,000 in total funding for two colorectal cancer (CRC) studies through its Chris4Life Research Program.
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Vinay Varadan, PhD, will investigate how multifactorial mechanisms involve...

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December 11, 2020
As Cleveland Clinic's Aaron Gerds, MD, finishes his term as chair of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Committee on Communications, he will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of ASH Clinical News, the organization's magazine for American Society of Hematology members and non-members alike – o...

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December 10, 2020
The Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics will host a virtual Machine Learning Working Group Meeting Dec. 14, from 11a.m. to noon EST.
Mauricio Reyes, associate professor at the University of Bern, Switzerland, will present “On accuracy, robustness and explainability of neur...

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November 30, 2020
School of Medicine awarded $2.6M; receives two of 13 grants nationally
New research funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) aims to boost understanding of how the immune system responds to COVID-19, from the start of infection to recovery. Two projects totaling over $2.6 million are being led...

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November 27, 2020
We wish Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS much luck as he transitions to a new position at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center as chief of the Division of Hematology. Dr. Sekeres has been a long-time advocate for cancer patients and clinical research in our center. His guidance, leadership and gift for writ...