| External Scientific Advisory Board Meeting
Yale Cancer Center welcomed members of the External Scientific Advisory Board (ESAB) to campus on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week for their annual meeting. The Board listened to presentations from the leadership of the cancer center research programs and shared resources and will provide recommendations following a thorough review of the programs. In addition, we are currently undergoing a strategic review of the Cancer Center Core Grant Renewal, due for submission to the National Cancer Institute.
ESAB Members:
Frederick R. Appelbaum, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Colin Begg, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Deborah J. Bowen, PhD, Boston University
Robert DuWors, MBA, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
Eli Gilboa, PhD, Sylvester Cancer Center
Mark A. Israel, MD, Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Linda Jacobs, PhD, RN, Abramson Cancer Center
Richard Jove, PhD, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Thomas A. Sellers, PhD, H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute
Jeffrey Settleman, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
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Notables
Lyndsay Harris Awarded BCRF Grant
Dr. Lyndsay Harris has received a grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to better understand the mechanisms of response and resistance to paclitaxel and trastuzumab to treat breast cancer. The funded research project builds on existing research on cohorts of patients treated with trastuzumab and paclitaxel to define markers of response to these therapies. In addition, Dr. Harris and her team will evaluate the host response to these agents. They will ultimately develop a model that integrates tumor and host features of therapeutic benefit to provide a 'fingerprint' for patients and their providers, which will allow them to optimize therapeutic choices.
Beth Jones Presents to the President's Cancer Panel
Beth Jones, PhD was one of 12 invitees to present testimony to the President's Cancer Panel in Los Angeles, California on October 27, 2009. Citing her expertise and research with respect to racial/ethnic differences in breast cancer, Dr. Jones was invited to present a paper entitled, The Changing US Population and Breast Cancer Disparities: Lessons Learned from the Study of African American Women. The President's Cancer Panel was established by The National Cancer Act of 1971 and is charged with overseeing the National Cancer Program (NCP). Information gathered from their meetings is used to monitor the development and execution of the NCP and to submit annual reports to the President.
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Hari Deshpande Receives Billing Compliance Award
Each year, the Yale Medical Group Compliance Office presents a compliance award to individuals who demonstrate diligence in their medical billing compliance efforts. Hari Desphande, MD, Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology received the honor for 2009. Dr. Deshpande has served as the Medical Oncology Billing Compliance Leader since 2005 and has been a valuable resource to faculty and the Compliance Department with billing and audit issues.
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Smilow Update
Operations are in full swing in Radiation Oncology, which saw its first patient on Monday, October 26th. Regular clinic appointments began this week in the lower level, and have proceeded as planned. Parking is also running smoothly through the valet service for radiation oncology patients. Operations planning is currently being finalized for the Women's Health Center on the first floor, which is scheduled to open next month.
The Occupancy team is currently installing equipment and furniture in anticipation of a December occupancy for Diagnostic Radiology on the second floor.
The Education and Orientation team is holding multiple employee sessions every week. Participant feedback has been very positive, particularly on the patient and family discussion panels that are included in every session.
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Recent Publications
Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the Breast.
Hoimes CJ, Selbst MK, Shafi NQ, Rose MG, Rosado MF.
J Clin Oncol. 2009 Nov 2.
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Comparison of Neurocognitive Functioning in Children Previously Randomly Assigned to Intrathecal Methotrexate Compared With Triple Intrathecal Therapy for the Treatment of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Kadan-Lottick NS, Brouwers P, Breiger D, Kaleita T, Dziura J, Northrup V, Chen L, Nicoletti M, Bostrom B, Stork L, Neglia JP.
J Clin Oncol. 2009 Nov 2.
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Tailoring messages to individual differences in monitoring-blunting styles to increase fruit and vegetable intake.
Williams-Piehota P, Latimer AE, Katulak NA, Cox A, Silvera SA, Mowad L, Salovey P.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2009 Nov-Dec;41(6):398-405.
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Controversy surrounding the role for routine central lymph node dissection for differentiated thyroid cancer.
Carling T, Long WD 3rd, Udelsman R.
Curr Opin Oncol. 2009 Oct 27.
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Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group FANCD2 Protein Serine 331 Phosphorylation Is Important for Fanconi Anemia Pathway Function and BRCA2 Interaction.
Zhi G, Wilson JB, Chen X, Krause DS, Xiao Y, Jones NJ, Kupfer GM.
Cancer Res. 2009 Oct 27.
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Post-trauma symptoms in cancer survivors.
Santacroce SJ.
Oncology (Williston Park). 2008 Oct;22(11 Suppl):22-3, 29-30, 46.
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| Inside Yale Cancer Center
Updates from ASTRO
Download a special issue of DirectConnect from last week's ASTRO meeting.
Read the November issue of
YaleCares
YaleCares, Yale Cancer Center's monthly supportive and palliative care newsletter.
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Yale Cancer Center
Grand Rounds
Video presentations from Yale Cancer Center members are now available online.
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Events
November 13, 2009; 1:00 PM
Molecular Virology Research Program Conference
Genetics Conference Room, I-116
Antiviral Drug Discovery in Cheng's Laboratory
Yung-Chi Cheng, PhD
November 17; 12:00 PM
Yale Cancer Center Grand Rounds
Brady Auditorium
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: A 40-year Journey of Discovery
David Malkin, MD
November 18; 12:00 PM
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program Conference
LEPH Conference Room 216
Incorporating Cancer Prevention Behavior Messages into English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) Curriculum: Plans for a Future Field Study
Elizabeth Pomery, PhD
November 18; 7:00 PM
Join the Conversation with Tracy Kidder
Harkness Auditorium
Lecture and Booksigning with Tracy Kidder, author of Strength in What Remains and Mountains Beyond Mountains
November 20; 10:00 AM
Yale Cancer Center Special Seminar
WWW 201
Breast Cancer 2009: Progress and Promise
Linda Vahdat, MD
November 24; 12:00 PM
Yale Cancer Center Grand Rounds
Brady Auditorium
Stem Cell Mobilization: of Molecular Biology and Serendipity
Edward Snyder, MD
What's New in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant?
Dennis Cooper, MD
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Submissions
Please submit your recent publication and grant announcements to:
Renee Gaudette
Director, Public Affairs and Marketing
renee.gaudette@yale.edu
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