Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Gastrointestinal Malignancies (GI SPORE) invites Case Western Reserve University faculty members to submit proposals to be considered for the Career Enhancement Program (CEP) Award and Developmental Research…

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) is pleased to announce that Lan Zhou, MD, PhD has accepted the role of Scientific Director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) Hematopoietic Biorepository Cell Therapy Shared Resource. Dr. Zhou is an associate professor of pathology and…

Wednesday was a busy day in a lonely cancer center office with a total of 9 conference and Zoom calls peppered throughout the day (starting at 7:30 am), enough to have my cell phone run dry. I also saw 5 rather sick patients with cancer who needed attention and treatment decisions. Our research…

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) extends congratulations to members Omar Mian, MD, PhD, Tae Hyun Hwang, PhD and Shilpa Gupta, MD as they were recently awarded a Translational Team Science Award from the Department of Defense totaling $2.3 million. Their project is entitled,…

Dear Cancer Center community, This week brings an unprecedented shift in all our activities. For our physicians caring for cancer patients, a heightened awareness of our patients' risks for COVID-19 infection and complications. For each of us, a heightened awareness of changes in social…

Scientists better predict recurrence of prostate cancer for black patients, according to new study; land $3.2 million in federal grants to explore racial bias in cancer diagnosis using Artificial Intelligence, computational imaging Scientists at Case Western Reserve University are using Artificial…

A bibliometric analysis recently published in the International Journal of Surgery found articles authored by Michael W. Kattan, PhD were most-cited in the field of urological surgery. Dr. Kattan is the Dr. Keyhan and Dr. Jafar Mobasseri Endowed Chair for Innovations in Cancer Research at Cleveland…

Copper levels increase in inflamed tissues and have been shown to promote colorectal cancer progression. Given that chronic inflammation is distinguished as a cancer risk factor, Xiaoxia Li, PhD, a researcher at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute and member of the Case CCC's Hematopoietic…

Dear Cancer Center Community: As President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III announced today, I am honored to take on the responsibilities of serving you as dean of the CWRU School of Medicine (SOM) on an interim basis as of July 1, 2020, while maintaining my position as director of the…

President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III announced today that they have appointed Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Stan Gerson to serve as interim dean for the medical school and interim senior vice president for medical affairs. Both appointments are effective July…