Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 25, 2013)—Gina M. Mantia-Smaldone, MD, has joined Fox Chase Cancer Center as a gynecologic oncology surgeon after completing fellowship training in the division of gynecologic oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in treating patients with ovarian cancer and other gynecologic cancers.

PHILADELPHIA (July 16, 2013)—Once again, Fox Chase Cancer Center has been ranked among the best hospitals in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report. In the just-released 2013-14 rankings, Fox Chase is ranked 30th in the nation in the specialty of cancer care.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 15, 2013)—Results from the Fox Chase study could eventually lead to the first treatment for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)—a life-threatening and debilitating condition, and the most common inherited kidney disease.  A new compound reduces the symptoms of ADPKD in a mouse model, according to research from Fox Chase Cancer Center that will appear in the July 15, 2013 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

ROCKLEDGE, PA (July 20, 2013)—The Creative Beginnings early childhood program, which has been serving the childcare needs of Fox Chase Cancer Center employees for more than thirty years, is opening enrollment to members of the public. For the first time, community members will have the opportunity to take advantage of the high-quality program, which is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and rated STAR 4 by 

CHICAGO, IL (May 29, 2013)—Monoclonal antibodies represent a promising treatment strategy for a range of cancers because they harness the immune system to specifically target and kill cancer cells while sparing normal cells, thereby reducing harmful side effects. Many monoclonal antibodies have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and in combination with standard chemotherapy or radiotherapy regimens, they can help to prevent tumor growth and metastasis and prolong patient survival.

CHICAGO, IL (May 29, 2013)—Patients with metastatic or recurrent forms of head and neck cancer respond better to systemic treatments if their tumors arise in association with the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to new findings to be presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Sunday, June 2.

CHICAGO, IL (May 29, 2013)—A high-dose of ultrasound targeted to painful bone metastases appears to quickly bring patients relief, and with largely tolerable side effects, according to new research presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center scientists at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Monday, June 3.

CHICAGO, IL (May 29, 2013)—Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center and other institutions have completed a phase II clinical trial that may help identify those patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer who do not require the full radiation dose given in a standard regimen of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). Preliminary findings will be presented by Shanthi Marur, first author on the study and an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Sunday, June 2.