Researchers identify new target for potential type 1 diabetes treatment
Prostate cancer advances help extend a patient's life
September 11, 2018 | Dory Benford
Johnny Lopez's research into the latest prostate cancer treatments, clinical trials, experimental therapies — anything to avoid chemotherapy, and a recommendation from a friend also battling prostate cancer, led him to Tanya Dorff, M.D., and City of Hope.
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Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy Welcomes Stephen J. Forman, M.D.
September 27, 2018 | Letisia Marquez
City of Hope’s Stephen J. Forman, M.D., is now an official member of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.
City of Hope's Stephen J. Forman Joins Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
July 16, 2018 | Letisia Marquez
City of Hope’s CAR T research and treatment team is now an official member of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.
Stephen Forman, M.D., Inducted into AAP
May 30, 2018 | Michael Easterling
Stephen J. Forman, M.D., the Francis & Kathleen McNamara Distinguished Chair in Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, has been inducted as a member of the Association of American Physicians.
Six Lessons from Behind the Scenes at City of Hope’s CAR T Cell Program
April 2, 2018 | Wayne Lewis
Often unrecognized are the countless folks who work in the spaces between the lab and the clinic — people responsible for doing everything from manufacturing CAR T cells to gaining federal approval for new trials.
Meet Our CAR T Team: Christine Brown, Ph.D.
January 26, 2018 | Abe Rosenberg
Christine Brown, Ph.D., co-leads the T Cell Therapeutics Research Laboratory, along with Stephen J. Forman, M.D., which to date has treated more than 100 patients in seven clinical trials, with aggressive goals of opening four new clinical studies within the year.
Larry Kwak, M.D., Ph.D., Receives Grant for Promising Lymphoma Work
January 12, 2018 | Letisia Marquez
Larry Kwak, M.D., Ph.D., received a grant to support his work with mantle cell lymphoma from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting blood cancer.
George Winston, Celebrated Composer, Writes Latest Album while Recuperating at City of Hope
January 11, 2018 | Michael Easterling
Celebrated acoustic solo pianist George Winston spent most of the first quarter of 2013 at City of Hope, recuperating after receiving a lifesaving bone marrow transplant. There, he wrote his latest album, "Spring Carousel."
Stem cell transplants found to improve survival, quality of life for severe cases of scleroderma
January 8, 2018 | Denise Heady
Many people are familiar with stem cell transplants as lifesaving procedures that are often used for people diagnosed with a blood cancer or blood disorder. But now, a new study has found that stem cell transplants are a safe and effective curative treatment option for patients with scleroderma, an serious autoimmune disorder that causes hardening of the skin and problems with internal organs like the lungs, heart and gastrointestinal system.
