This week, I want to welcome Jason B. Fleming, M.D., to SCCC as he begins his role as our Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs. Jason trained at UTSW and joins us now from Moffitt Cancer Center. I look forward to working with you, Jason.

Great news in the NEJM for patients with breast cancer!! nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

But this is because cancer is a disease of aging and all of us are living longer. Second, as we focus more on cancer screening & early detection, the overwhelming majority of those cancers should be curable. See CNN article about a newly published report: us.cnn.com/2024/04/04/hea…

Congrats Gerta Hoxhaj Lab on the 2024 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science! vilcek.org/prizes/prize-r…

Nice work Dan Siegwart, co-leader of the Chemistry & Cancer Program in the Simmons Cancer Center, leading this initiative with Pfizer that will impact the patients we serve in North Texas!! Daniel Siegwart utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/artic…

Looking forward to this event starting this Friday

Great news for patients! New FDA Guidance Looks to Improve Clinical Trial Enrollment and Diversity targetedonc.com/view/new-fda-g… via @targetedonc

Looking forward to connecting with many of you at #ASCO24 and seeing our Simmons Cancer Center UTSW Simmons Cancer Center colleagues shine during their various panels and presentations. Safe travels everyone

We have a great lineup of #UTSW Simmons Cancer Center presentations, panel moderators, and posters at #ASCO24! See the full list at bit.ly/4bBIZVF. ASCO Tian Zhang, MD, MHS SawsanRashdanMD Charles Jiang MD, MPH Suzanne Cole, MD Brian Reys

Pleased to share that @UTSWCancer is now the 7th foundational partner to join AccessHope’s network of NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers partnering to provide expert clinical insights for their employer plan members & their treating oncologists. bit.ly/4en2nXW

Congratulations to Amanda Dann, MD, for her KL2 Scholarship. Great for our patients and clinical research at Simmons!! Amanda Dann

Congrats to Nisha Unni, M.D.! She received the Eugene P. Frenkel M.D. Outstanding Teacher Award in the Hematology and Oncology Fellowship program at UTSW. utswmed.org/doctors/nisha-…

Congratulations, Phil Scherer! Great to see this advance and look forward to seeing its impact on the North Texas population we serve. cnn.com/2024/06/20/hea…

Congrats, Kate! Wonderful to observe how you add value to the national cancer mission! LCRF names new Scientific Advisory Board Chair lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/lcrf-names-new…

I'm pleased to share that Suzanne Conzen, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Chief of Hematology & Oncology UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been appointed to serve as a member of the National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors. A huge honor!

UT Southwestern is proud to be ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in DFW for the eighth straight year, as well as one of the nation’s top 25 centers for cancer care.

Congrats to Glenda Delgado Ramos, MD & @charlesjiangmd for their selection to receive the Winn Awards Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award. These are competitive 2-year awards recognizing their outstanding achievements. Thank you for your contributions to @UTSWCancer

Excited to share that registration is now open for this much-anticipated event! Join us for a half-day session that will cover all the key oncology updates for 2024! Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D. Tian Zhang, MD, MHS Heather McArthur, MD, MPH Isaac Chan, MD, PhD Larry Anderson,MD,PhD,FACP Syed Kazmi, M.D. UTSW Simmons Cancer Center UT Southwestern News