Big Ten CRC News and Events

The latest news and events from the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium.

Big Ten CRC News & Events

February 2017

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Across the Consortium: Current Edition

Danciu joins Big Ten CRC Steering Committee

University of Illinois at Chicago names Oana Danciu, MD, its representative to the Big Ten CRC Steering Committee. Danciu is active in the Big Ten CRC's Breast Clinical Trial Working Group, and is the sponsor-investigator of the BTCRC-BRE15-016 study.

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Rutgers names new cancer center director

Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS, named director of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and vice chancellor for cancer programs for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences at Rutgers University.

Bridging two worlds, from bench to bedside

Sheldon L. Holder, MD, PhD, of the Penn State Cancer Institute, exemplifies the Big Ten CRC's commitment to engaging basic scientists in the development of clinical trials.

IU Simon Cancer Center

Member Feature

Get to know: Nasser Hanna, MD (pictured left)
Perspectives: Shadia Jalal, MD (pictured right),
on Big Ten CRC study evaluating programmed death-ligand 1 inhibitor durvalumab in esophageal cancer.