Around Fox Chase

To recognize the importance of this work, the Association of Clinical Research Professionals designated May 20 as Clinical Trials Day in 2014, marking the annual observance since that time. At Fox Chase Cancer Center, the Office of Clinical Research (OCR) celebrated this year with its fourth annual luncheon.

If it’s summertime, it’s baseball season. And there is no place in America where fans love their team more than in Philadelphia. So, to celebrate the season and to show some much-deserved appreciation for the many people who make up Philadelphia’s Cancer Center, Fox Chase hosted a Phillies Block Party on July 17.

Fundraising helps fuel the work of Fox Chase Cancer Center’s labs and clinics. Often, these funds come from everyday people who simply want to make a difference. This is the sentiment behind the Board of Associates—the volunteer group that supports Fox Chase—which presented its annual donation in June, totaling $447,406.56.

“The coin is something tangible, I can hold on to it, find comfort in it, and feel the weight of it in my pocket,” said Elaine Spangler, Co-Chair of Fox Chase’s Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC). “I like the concept, like a little emotional support mechanism to forestall distress.”

At Fox Chase Cancer Center, every advancement begins with a single focus: the patient. On Friday, June 13, 2025, Fox Chase officially opened the new Oncology Satellite Pharmacy—a facility built to dramatically increase the speed and safety with which life-saving medications reach patients.

In a recent ceremony, Fox Chase Cancer Center celebrated the appointment of Jeffrey Farma, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor in the Department of Surgery, as the Paul Grotzinger and Wilbur Raab Chair in Surgical Oncology.

Fox Chase Cancer Center welcomed Andrea Califano, Dr, a leader in the field of systems biology, on June 12, 2025, to award him the Center’s highest distinction, the Stanley P. Reimann Honor Award.

Homelessness, food insecurity, drug and alcohol addiction, depression, public safety, literacy, and on. The challenges faced by our patients often stretch beyond acute medical care, yet they also play a role in health outcomes and quality of life.