Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care | Strategic Alliance Partners

April 27, 2022

Lung cancer remains the most common cause of cancer death in the United States.

April 17, 2022

Fewer African American and Hispanic patients participated in oncology trials from 2003 to 2016 than from 1996 to 2002.

April 12, 2022

The National Cancer Institute-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center has announced the appointment of three faculty members to key leadership positions.

January 06, 2022

The idea to provide wearable devices to my patients first came to me 6 years ago at a charity spinning event.

October 29, 2021

The Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute, which has recently been launched at Albert Einstein Cancer Center, will focus on taking the tumor microenvironment research being done at the center to the next level and to develop novel technologies that can better identify dormant cancer as well as prevent and control recurrent disease.

October 27, 2021

Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, PhD, discusses future research directions being conducted by investigators at the Albert Einstein Cancer Center.

August 26, 2021

Edward Chu, MD, MMS, discusses ongoing efforts to address disparities in lung cancer at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

August 26, 2021

Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center has once again earned national recognition for its quality of care studies leading to enhanced patient care, its strong cancer screening and early detection initiatives, and its exceptional support services.

July 08, 2021

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, discusses a study examining the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination in patients with cancer and identified important areas for future research.

June 29, 2021

The field of targeted therapy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer has grown exponentially in recent years, with inhibitors for RET, MET exon 14 skipping, and KRAS G12C mutations transforming the paradigm.

June 25, 2021

Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Montefiore Health System announced that Lauren Hackett, MPA, has been appointed the deputy director of administration of AECC and associate vice president of cancer medicine at Montefiore Medicine.

June 24, 2021

Dr. Halmos discusses the data from a study examining seroconversion rates following COVID-19 vaccination among patients with cancer and underscores the need for novel vaccination or passive immunization strategies for immunosuppressed cohorts.

June 16, 2021

Leading cancer biologist Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, PhD, has been named founding director of the Cancer Dormancy and Tumor Microenvironment Institute, director of the Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, and co-leader of the AECC Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Program.

January 26, 2021

Nitin Ohri, MD, discusses the role of chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer.

January 21, 2021

Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, discusses the emergence of KRAS-targeted therapies in lung cancer.

January 18, 2021

Although the ability to treat head and neck cancer has certainly improved over the years, a significant percentage of patients experience recurrent disease after initial treatment.

December 15, 2020

Balazs Halmos, MD discusses the year 2021 and how it will encompass a bigger focus on neoadjuvant and adjuvant trials, more novel molecular compounds for more select subgroups, and a migration of circulating tumor DNA into a more minimal residual disease–based setting.

November 10, 2020

Haiying Cheng, MD, PhD highlights new data from key clinical trials in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

November 05, 2020

Ira Braunschweig, MD, discusses mitigating ​the toxicities that are associated with CAR T-cell therapy in lymphoma.

November 04, 2020

Ira Braunschweig, MD, discusses factors to consider when selecting between autologous stem cell transplant, allogeneic stem cell transplant, and CAR T-cell therapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.