Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

The following is a message from Erika Trapl, PhD, Co-Leader of the Cancer Population, Control & Population Research Program at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Earlier this month, the American Cancer Society reported the largest single-year decline in cancer deaths at 2.2% and attributed this…

To the Case Western Reserve Community: We start this decade amid significant uncertainty. From recent military escalation in Iran to ongoing effects of climate change, the new year dawns with ample cause for concern. Yet to me, it offers even greater reason for hope. Just last week, the American…

Each year, “The Race” attracts thousands of participants to Legacy Village in Lyndhurst, OH on Mother’s Day, empowering children and families to make a difference in the lives of those touched by breast cancer by raising money and awareness for research and early detection. Originated in 2004 by…

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to Donna Plecha, MD as she was recently named Chair of the Department of Radiology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Plecha has been a faculty member at University Hospitals since 1993, is a professor of radiology at…

On Oct. 24, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics hosted the inaugural Artificial Intelligence in Oncology Symposium at Case Western Reserve University. This event, which featured a number of expert speakers and panelists,…

SWOG, ECOG, Alliance, NRG, COG, and NCTN. What does this alphabet soup mean for advancing care for patients? Some view the cooperative groups as a mechanism by which studies, that the pharmaceutical industry will undertake, get done. A few even go as far as describe them as the place to conduct a…

Last month, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center welcomed nearly 150 people to campus for the "Innovators in AYA Cancer: Driving Science and Policy toward a Brighter Future for Teens and Young Adults with Cancer" symposium. Throughout this day and a half event, research findings and scientific…

Young adults often "forgotten individuals" in cancer research ideastream: Stanton L. Gerson, director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Asa and Patricia Shiverick–Jane Shiverick (Tripp) Professor of Hematological Oncology, and John Letterio, professor of pediatrics, discussed the…

Case Western Reserve researchers use AI with routine CT scans to predict how well lung cancer patients will respond to expensive treatment based off changes in texture patterns inside and outside the tumor Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University digital imaging lab, already pioneering…

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center extends congratulations to George Stark, PhD as he was honored with the prestigious Steven C. Beering Award earlier this month. From the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute: The prestigious award recognizes internationally regarded scientists for their…