PHILADELPHIA (July 16, 2020)—Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have concluded that heat and moisture exchanger (HME) cassettes are more effective at preventing mucus plugs following removal of the larynx than external tracheal humidification.

PHILADELPHIA (July 15, 2020) – Fox Chase Cancer Center announces the hiring of Brandon Bachert, MD, who will join the department of diagnostic imaging as a full time body imager. Bachert will be an assistant professor on the academic track.

PHILADELPHIA (July 13, 2020) – Genome Profiling and Fox Chase Cancer Center will collaborate to identify a novel immune system epigenetic biomarker, dubbed EpiMarker, which if successful, will be used to help predict which lung cancer patients are likely to respond to a checkpoint inhibitor therapy known as anti-PD1 antibody. These agents are a potentially valuable tool for lung cancer treatment, but it remains very difficult for doctors to predict which patients are most likely to benefit from them.