Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA (November 24, 2021)—Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Pamela Handelsman, PsyD, as an assistant professor in the Section of Psychiatry, where she will help patients cope with cancer across the entire care continuum, from initial diagnosis to end of life or survivorship.

PHILADELPHIA (November 22, 2021)—Jaye Gardiner, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has received an inaugural Black in Cancer postdoctoral fellowship, which is funded by Emerald Foundation Inc. Gardiner will receive $75,000 annually for three years, money that will fund her research into pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).  

PHILADELPHIA (November 22, 2021)—Fox Chase Cancer Center has begun using a new artificial intelligence-powered system called AlphaFold, which allows researchers to develop accurate predictions of how proteins fold into their final structures, making it a tool that could enhance the development of new drugs.

PHILADELPHIA (November 18, 2021)—In a recent study using liquid biopsies and tumor tissue biomarkers, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found that PARP inhibitors and PD-1/PDL1 blocking immunotherapy could be considered an effective treatment in eligible inflammatory breast cancer patients.

PHILADELPHIA (November 15, 2021)— Gary Barbera and his Barbera Cares Ambassadors of Gary Barbera’s on the Boulevard, in partnership with State Representative Jared G. Solomon, will present a check for $10,000 to Fox Chase Cancer Center on November 22, money that will help improve the lives of patients and families affected by breast cancer.

PHILADELPHIA (November 9, 2021)—Cihangir Duy, PhD, MS, an assistant professor in the Cancer Signaling and Epigenetics Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been awarded a one-year $100,000 Hollis Brownstein Research Grant from The Leukemia Research Foundation. The grant will fund research into how certain acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells can reactivate following chemotherapy, thus causing disease relapse.

PHILADELPHIA (November 8, 2021)—Fox Chase Cancer Center has been recognized for excellence in patient care with two Press Ganey Awards, the Pinnacle of Excellence Award and the Guardian of Excellence Award.

PHILADELPHIA (November 8, 2021)—In Vino Vita, Fox Chase Cancer Center’s signature fundraising event, was held on October 30 at the National Constitution Center, and raised over $1.5 million for cancer research, treatment and prevention.