Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA (September 12, 2023)—Sara Small, MD, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapies at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has received a Research Training Award for Fellows from the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

PHILADELPHIA (September 12, 2023) — Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Sara Small, MD, PhD, as an assistant professor in the Department of Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapies.

PHILADELPHIA (September 7, 2023) — Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have published the results of a phase 1 study that showed that the cytokine interferon-gamma may help reduce serious immune-related adverse events that can occur with the use of the immune checkpoint inhibitor drug nivolumab.

PHILADELPHIA (September 6, 2023) — Anna Liza Rodriguez, MSN, MHA, RN, OCN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at Fox Chase Cancer Center, is a finalist in the Nursing Administration – Executive/CNO category for the 2023 Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania, which recognize nursing excellence in the state. The award that Rodriguez is a finalist for recognizes an individual who demonstrates visionary leadership, implements innovations, and promotes effective financial stewardship of operational human resources.

PHILADELPHIA (September 6, 2023) — Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Dina Ioffe, MD, as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology.

PHILADELPHIA (September 5, 2023) — Registration for Paws for the Cause 2023, Fox Chase Cancer Center’s ever-popular dog walk fundraiser, is now open. The event, now in its 24th year, will be held Sunday, September 10, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Reimann parking lot.

PHILADELPHIA (September 1, 2023) — Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health are pleased to announce the hiring of Randall A. Lee, MD, as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology and a member of the Fox Chase-Temple Urologic Institute.

PHILADELPHIA (August 25, 2023) — Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center recently received a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health, to evaluate the effectiveness of the Health Enhancement Resource System (HERS) intervention.