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The 11th floor of our Robert W. Franz Cancer Center at Providence Portland Medical Center is now open and blessed! This new space allows us to expand and consolidate our outpatient cancer services in the new Providence...
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The announcement that the Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two cancer immunotherapy researchers is a significant acknowledgement of the effect of immunotherapy and the work that has been done by the Providence...
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From groundbreaking research to innovative treatments to compassionate care, everything we do at Providence Cancer Institute is for you, our patients. That's why we have expanded and consolidated outpatient cancer services...
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PROVIDENCE CANCER INSTITUTE – It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Elsie Franz Finley who died Aug. 14, 2018. She was 97 years old.
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Researchers at the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, or EACRI, and Agonox, Inc. have published groundbreaking work concerning tumor-killing T cells which could greatly improve the immune response in cancer patients...
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In a powerful speech to a packed house, Becky Roth spoke emotionally about the cancer that changed, but didn’t claim, her life. And, despite losing two leg bones used for her jaw reconstruction – and against...
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Women with metastatic hormone-receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer who have progressed after treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor may qualify for a newly opened immunotherapy study at Providence Cancer Institute.
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Adoptive T-cell transfer therapy is emerging as one of the most effective treatments to date for people with advanced melanoma. Now this treatment is available to patients with advanced or recurrent head and neck cancers...
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A new phase 3 study at Providence Cancer Institute will compare the effectiveness of three different treatment regimens in men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer.
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Walter J. Urba, M.D., Ph.D.,
Member, director and endowed chair, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Providence Cancer Institute
The Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, a division of Providence Cancer Institute at the...
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In his lifetime and through his estate, the late Robert W. Franz gave close to $40 million to Providence Portland Medical Foundation. Providence Cancer Institute has been renamed in his honor.
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Phase I studies are the foundation for advancing cancer treatment with new agents and combinations of therapies. Providence Cancer Institute is often able to offer patients first-in-human clinical trials of novel cancer...
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A first-of-its-kind clinical study may offer new hope to patients battling rectal cancer.
The Phase 2 study, newly underway at Providence Cancer Institute, is led by Kristina Young, M.D., Ph.D., who was recognized in 2016...
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With the release of her book Patient 71, Australia native Julie Randall has given cancer patients across the globe hope for life after cancer. Her remarkable story of overcoming stage IV metastatic melanoma was featured in...
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Known as "Patient 71," persistence paid off for Australian cancer patient Julie Randall
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She now devotes her time to sharing her inspirational story and spreading a word of hope to...
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The Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, a division of Providence Cancer Center in Portland, Ore., was well-represented at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology held June 2-6 in Chicago, Ill.
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It has been a busy and exciting start to 2017 for immunotherapy researcher Eric Tran, Ph.D., and it could make a great difference in the lives of people fighting cancer.
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More than 20 studies of promising new therapies for lung cancer patients are open now at Providence Cancer Center, including studies of targeted therapies and novel immunotherapy combinations.
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First-in-human data presented at GTCBio 9th Immunotherapeutics & Immunomonitoring Conference
NORCROSS, Ga. (February 7, 2017) – Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: GALT), the...
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Immunotherapy is a treatment approach that harnesses the immune system to recognize, attack and eliminate cancer.
The opportunity to conduct immunotherapy research for breast cancer patients is what drew medical oncologist...
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Patients with a variety of cancer types are eligible to receive new and promising treatments when they participate in Phase I research studies at Providence Cancer Center.
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Providence physicians and scientists have been leading the way in melanoma research and treatment for more than 20 years. Our findings have resulted in new ways to boost immune response, which has improved the standard of...
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Providence Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Clinic offers world-class care for patients with benign and malignant tumors of the oral cavity (mouth), tongue, pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), nose, paranasal sinuses, salivary...
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Providence Cancer Center is actively involved in gastrointestinal cancer research, focusing our attention on cancers of the upper (esophagus and stomach), middle (pancreas, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts and small...
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The National Institutes of Health has awarded two significant grants to Providence Cancer Center researchers
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An unprecedented international collaboration promises to take cancer treatment research to a new level and allow substantially more patients at Providence Cancer Center to take part in clinical trials every year.
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Robert W. Franz, a supporter of cancer research at Providence and philanthropic leader here for more than 30 years, passed away Aug. 9 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
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The Providence Thoracic Oncology Program emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to cancer management. Our clinical trials program offers a broad array of innovative clinical research, including studies of new surgical...
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More than 150 people took part as Providence Cancer Center participated in Vice President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Summit. The goal is to make a decade worth of advances toward a cure in five years, from increasing...
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We mourn the passing of Earle M. Chiles, 83, a long-time champion and supporter of providing exceptional health care for Providence patients in Oregon.
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Excited by the promise and power of immunotherapy research, Providence Cancer Center supporters raised nearly $1 million in the month of May, with most of that coming at the 2016 Creating Hope through Innovation Dinner May...
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Just a year into her career as a Providence Cancer Center radiation oncologist and scientist, Kristina Young, M.D., Ph.D., has been recognized as one of 15 most promising young researchers in the nation by the Sidney...
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Providence Cancer Center researchers might have identified how to determine if a patient with advanced melanoma will likely respond to a certain immunotherapy treatment.
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A breakthrough drug for treating the most common type of lung cancer was just approved by the Food and Drug Administration ahead of schedule following two successful clinical trials, including one that involved patients at...
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The first patients were treated with the human version in clinical trials, including at Providence Cancer Center.
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The Oregon Historical Society recognized Walter J. Urba, M.D., Ph.D., as a 2014 Oregon History Maker at its Oct. 5 awards dinner, referencing him as a “cancer warrior.”
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Cancer patients in Oregon, Washington and three other Western states will receive improved access to care and clinical trials as a result of a new $6.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute’s Community...
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Groundbreaking research at Providence Cancer Center is looking for ways to save the lives of people with leukemia and lymphoma. One local man talks about his choice to participate in a clinical trial to help further the...
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Diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, a local man was facing an early death. Now, seven years later, he’s beating the odds and spreading the word about skin cancer prevention and a clinical trial involving...
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Featured in the July issue of the Oregon Business Magazine, Dr. Walter Urba – medical oncologist and director of the Robert W. Franz Center Research Center at Providence Cancer Center – discusses the impact of...
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In the cover story of the July 11, 2014 issue, the Portland Business Journal explores the current state of cancer treatments and the role Portland researchers are playing in new research.
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In a significant show of support for immunotherapy research in the treatment of cancer, the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.6 million, five-year grant to Providence Cancer Center researcher Michael Gough,...
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Todd Crocezni, M.D., director of gastrointestinal oncology research at the Robert W. Franz Cancer Research Center in the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute at Providence Cancer Center, is awarded the 2014 Fredman Family...
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In 2005, Providence Cancer Center spun off a biotechnology startup to develop and commercialize several promising cancer vaccines and to take advantage of federal grant money available for innovative science and technology...
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The journal Science has identified immunotherapy as the Breakthrough of the Year, and although the accompanying article doesn’t name Providence Cancer Center specifically, the Portland-based center is a leader in the...
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