As New Jersey’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey together with RWJBarnabas Health, provides patients access to the most advanced treatment options including complex surgical procedures, sophisticated radiation therapy techniques, innovative clinical trials, immunotherapy, and precision medicine.
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$25 Million Gift will Support Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence |
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A $25 million transformational gift given to Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey will provide critical support for the Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence to help scientists better understand the human immune response to cancer and ultimately develop the foundation for new treatments or make existing therapies more effective. Rutgers Cancer Institute Deputy Director and Chief Scientific Officer Eileen White, PhD and Christian Hinrichs, MD, an expert in cancer immunology and immunotherapy, will serve as co-directors of the Center of Excellence. Following a nationwide search, Dr. Hinrichs was recruited from the National Cancer Institute and will begin his new role in mid-January.
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Rutgers Research Identifies Safe and Effective Method of Delivering Medicines to the Lungs |
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Investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School recently identified a new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs that can be used for multiple clinical applications, potentially including aerosol vaccination. Authors of the study include Daniela I. Staquicini, PhD, co first-author and a researcher at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey at University Hospital and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School along with co-corresponding authors Wadih Arap, MD, PhD, the director of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey at University Hospital and chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Renata Pasqualini, PhD, a resident member of Rutgers Cancer Institute and chief of the Division of Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. The findings have been published online in the December issue of Med. Learn more
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Making Advances – Even During a Pandemic |
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Although 2020 was an unprecedented year for health care across the globe, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in partnership with RWJBaranabas health have maintained a commitment to providing the most advanced, comprehensive, and compassionate world-class cancer care to adults and children. Through the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, our team of internationally recognized physicians and researchers have been able to continue working together on translating discoveries into new approaches in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer and look forward to continuing in 2021. Read more for a selection of highlights from Rutgers Cancer Institute this past year.
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Hematology/Oncology Surface Testing Shows Negligible SARS-CoV2 Detection |
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Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey evaluated the frequency of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on various environmental surfaces in outpatient and inpatient hematology/oncology settings located within Rutgers Cancer Institute and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility. The study revealed extremely low detection of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces across multiple outpatient and inpatient oncology areas, including an active COVID-19 floor. The work was presented at the recent virtual American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition. Learn more
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Resolutions for a Healthy 2021 |
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Many people’s New Years’ Resolutions involve making lifestyle changes to prioritize health and quality of life, which can help prevent cancer and other chronic conditions. Elisa V. Bandera, MD, PhD, chief of Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes and co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, shares some sustainable resolutions to consider, like adjustments to your diet and receiving preventative care, which will help you to live a healthier life as we move into the new year while continuing to face the many mental and physical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more
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