Duke Cancer Institute

DCI's Allison Martin, MD, MPH, is featured in the Society of Surgical Oncology's podcast "SurgOnc Today" highlighting the top hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgical oncology published in 2024. 👂: https://duke.is/j/mqea Duke Health | Duke Surgery

A new study led by DCI's Andrew Armstrong, MD, MSc, and Susan Halabi, PhD, found that a DNA sequencing test for advanced #ProstateCancer patients can distinguish between patients with poor and favorable prognoses. "Incorporating genomic profiling into clinical decision-making may enhance personalized treatment strategies and inform the design of future clinical trials," Armstrong said. https://duke.is/9/6qmd Duke Health | Duke Department of Medicine | Duke Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Connect with the cutting-edge research and stellar educational environment at Duke at the Invited Scholar Research Symposium, hosted by DCI's Office of Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination. 📆 Mar. 20-21, 2025 Apply by Friday, Jan. 3: https://duke.is/z/6z99 Duke University School of Medicine

DCI has received a $100,000 donation from Project Purple® for the Prevention of Progression to #PancreaticCancer Trial to evaluate the efficacy of anti-inflammatory drug Sulindac in preventing disease progression. Peter Allen, MD, leads the trial with support from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital. https://duke.is/2/7y62 Duke Health

The Knox Martin Foundation for Brain Cancer Research announced it will donate $150,000 to DCI's Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. The organization hopes the donation will help address funding shortfalls in research for glioblastoma, a form of #BrainCancer, within the pharmaceutical industry. https://duke.is/p/76b9 Duke Health

Duke Cancer Patient Support Program hosted the 34th annual Tree of Hope Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 5. This cherished event honors and remembers loved ones, patients, staff, family, and friends whose lives have been touched by cancer. Thank you to all who shared this special night with us. https://duke.is/j/hdgv Duke Health | #TreeOfHope

A new study led by E. Shelley Hwang, MD, finds DCIS patients who carefully monitor the precancerous cells are no more likely to develop #BreastCancer after two years than women who undergo surgery to remove them. “These early results from our study give us reassurance that active monitoring is safe in the short term and that the cancers that are diagnosed during active monitoring are detected at an early stage,” Hwang said. https://duke.is/v/8kb5 Duke Health | Duke Surgery

An anonymous donor has made a $50 million gift to Duke University Health System toward the development of a proton beam therapy center, the largest donation ever given to the health system. “This is a historic gift, both for Duke and for the state of North Carolina,” said Vincent E. Price, Ph.D., president of Duke University. “The Duke Proton Center will have a profound impact on cancer care in our region, and we are very grateful for the generous donor support that is making these advances possible.” Duke’s proton beam therapy facility is expected to open by 2029. https://duke.is/m/p9g8 Duke University School of Medicine | Duke Radiation Oncology

This year's National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) summit focused on practice and policy solutions for sharing accurate, evidence-based health information with patients and caregivers. Bryce Reeve, PhD, spoke on the importance of building trust with each patient through open and honest two-way relationships. https://duke.is/y/3kna Duke Health | Duke Department of Population Health Sciences | Duke University School of Medicine | Duke Clinical Research Institute

New research suggests that estrogen plays a role in allowing hormone receptor-negative #BreastCancer to grow by limiting the immune system's ability to attack cancer cells. It also makes immunotherapy medicines less effective. Donald McDonnell, PhD, senior author of the study, spoke with Breastcancer.org about how his results might make a difference for people with breast cancer. https://duke.is/c/qvky Duke University School of Medicine | Duke Health | Duke Department of Medicine | Breastcancer.org