Special thanks to Chris Draft for joining the #BigTenCRCSummit! From painting ribbons and carrying bins to delivering an inspiring talk. We are grateful he shared the powerful message of Team Draft & the Chris Draft Family Foundation with us. #tacklingcancer #collaborationcures

Sara Weiss, MD (Rutgers Cancer Institute), joins Vincent Ma, MD (University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health), as co-chairs of the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium’s Melanoma Clinical Trial Working Group. Read the full story: bigtencrc.org/ma-and-weiss...

This month, the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium highlights our member institution Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Lawrence Fong, MD, who serves as scientific director of the Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center at Fred Hutch. Read more: bigtencrc.org/member-featu...

This month’s Across the Consortium spotlights a wide range of updates from our member institutions. The July issue covers everything from groundbreaking therapies to community health outreach. Don't miss it! Read more: bigtencrc.org/across-the-c...

A Big Ten CRC study, BTCRC-BRE19-409, was presented at #AACR25 by Darian Louthan at UW Carbone Cancer Center. Congratulations to all co-authors and study teams whose hard work led to this publication! Read more: bigtencrc.org/btcrc-bre19-...

Big Ten CRC study, BTCRC-BRE18-337, led by Dr. Sneha Phadke of the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, was recently published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Congrats to Dr. Phadke, co-authors, & study teams on this achievement! Read more: bigtencrc.org/btcrc-bre18-...

Registration is now open for the 2025 Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium Summit! Join us on Friday, September 12 at the Big Ten Conference Headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois. Learn more: bigtencrc.org/registration... View the agenda and register: bigtencrc.org/summit/

Lisa Hayes, executive director of Pink-4-Ever and breast cancer survivor, joins Coral Omene, MD, PhD, and Ryan Nguyen, DO, to talk clinical trials, community care, and why equity in research matters. Listen now: bigtencrc.org/clinical-res... #cancerresearch #healthequity

This month’s Across the Consortium spotlights a wide range of updates from our member institutions. This issue covers everything from the effects of budget cuts to recent advances in cancer research and treatment, and more. Don’t miss it! Read more: bigtencrc.org/across-the-c...

This month, the Big Ten CRC highlights @michiganstateu.bsky.social as our featured member. Daniel Isaac, DO, MS, serves as the director of clinical research at @msuhumanmedicine.bsky.social Division of Hematology/Oncology. Read more: bigtencrc.org/member-featu...

We are excited to participate in the @ascocancer.bsky.social 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago! Find us at booth #36117! Learn about our planned activities and featured abstracts at bigtencrc.org/big-ten-crcs.... #ASCO2025

Drs. Roberto Benzo, of OSU & David Cella, of Northwestern University, have been awarded the Jessen Award for their research proposal, “Development of a Digital Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health in Prostate Cancer Survivors: A Cardio-Oncology Approach.” bigtencrc.org/big-ten-crc-...

In this month’s Across the Consortium, the Big Ten CRC highlights advancements in colorectal, prostate, lung, and brain cancer research, grant recipients, leadership updates, and more. Read more: bigtencrc.org/across-the-c...

Kudos to UW Carbone Cancer Center for being presented with the 2024 Big Ten CRC Institutional Leadership Award, given to the member institution that has "the greatest overall contribution to the success of the consortium." We're grateful to collaborate with your outstanding team!🎉

Dr. David Dickens of the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Kristen Smith of Northwestern Medicine explore fertility preservation challenges in young adults with cancer in this impactful “AYA Cancer in Focus” episode. Listen here: player.captivate.fm/episode/4573...

More than 50 people pledged to get screened for #ColorectalCancer during our #ScreeningMadness campaign! Congrats to @luriecancer.bsky.social for leading all participating sites in total pledges! Thank you to all who participated for supporting #ColorectalCancer awareness & prevention. 🎊 🏀

The Big Ten CRC highlights IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center (IUSCCC) as our featured member. Misty Shields, MD, PhD, is an IUSCCC associate member of the Experimental & Developmental Therapeutics research program & assistant professor of clinical medicine. Read more bigtencrc.org/member-featu...

The #ScreeningMadness tournament isn’t over yet! 🏀There’s still time to make #ColorectalCancer screening part of your game plan - take the pledge today and make it count for your favorite Big Ten team! bigtencrc.org/screeningmad...

There’s still time to join #ScreeningMadness! 🏀 The Big Ten Cancer centers are rallying together to remind you #ColorectalCancer screening saves lives. Take the pledge today! 🎗️👉 bigtencrc.org/screeningmad...

While Indy hosted the BigTen Basketball Tournaments, the Big Ten CRC was also in the spotlight! Brian Stemme, CEO of @hoosiercancer.bsky.social spoke with Inside INdiana Business about the power of collaboration in cancer research. Watch the interviews here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXUP...

It's time for #ScreeningMadness! 🏀The Big Ten Cancer centers are teaming up to spread the word that #ColorectalCancer screening saves lives. Take the pledge and make it count for your team! bigtencrc.org/screeningmad...

We are thrilled to reintroduce Across the Consortium, a monthly article showcasing the latest news and events from our member institutions. Click on the link below to read all about what the Big Ten cancer centers are up to! bigtencrc.org/across-the-c...

Hoosier Cancer Research Network CEO Brian Stemme talked last week with Inside Indiana Business about the impact of the @bigtencrc.bsky.social and how the HCRN team supports this vital work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuCc...

Congratulations to Dr. Adriana Ramos-Medero of @pennstatehealth.bsky.social Hershey Medical Center and all co-authors on presenting a correlative study from the BTCRC-GU15-023 study!

Thank you to all investigators who attended our Big Ten CRC GU Working Group meeting. We appreciate your time and the great discussion! #GU25

A correlative study related to BTCRC-GU15-023 will be presented as a poster presentation at @ascocancer.bsky.social Genitourinary Cancers Symposium 2025 by Adriana S. Ramos-Medero of Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine. Read more: bigtencrc.org/btcrc-gu15-0...

Welcome, @fredhutch.bsky.social cancer program for @uwmedicine.bsky.social of UW, to the @bigtencrc.bsky.social, a collaboration of @big-ten.bsky.social cancer centers united to transform cancer research by leveraging their scientific and clinical expertise. bigtencrc.org/big-ten-crc-... #OncSky

Tapas Das Gupta, MD, PhD, DSC, the first University of Illinois Cancer Center Director, a renowned surgical oncologist and prolific researcher, passed away in December. He was 92. Read more here: bit.ly/40PxXsB

We are happy to announce our arrival on Bluesky! In addition to X, Facebook, and LinkedIn, you can now connect with us here at @bigtencrc.bsky.social. Follow us and join the growing conversation!

Thank you to all investigators who joined the Big Ten CRC GI Clinical Working Group meeting! Great collaboration on new concepts and ongoing studies. #GI25 #OncSky #MedSky

A Big Ten CRC study, BTCRC-GI21-500, will be presented as a Trials in Progress poster at the @ascocancer.bsky.social Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2025 in San Francisco. This study is led by Ashish Manne, MBBS, of The Ohio State University. Read more: bigtencrc.org/btcrc-gi21-5...

A Big Ten CRC trial, BTCRC-LUN20-462, was presented as a poster presentation at #ASH2024 in December 2024. Congratulations to Vaishalee Kenkre, MD, of UW Carbone Cancer Center, Andrew M. Evens, DO, MBA, MSc, of @rutgerscancer.bsky.social & all co-authors! Read more: bigtencrc.org/btcrc-lun20-...

Congrats to all #BigTen cancer researchers who presented at #SABCS24. Our team managed to visit some of your posters, but there were so many others at the meeting. Wish we could have visited all! @osucccjames.bsky.social @rutgerscancer.bsky.social

Annual gathering of the Big Ten CRC #breastcancer research team at #SABCS24.

Congratulations to @rutgerscancer.bsky.social and @georgemasonu.bsky.social collaborators on your #SABCS24 poster, validation of HER2 activation response predictive signature (HARPS) as predictive biomarker for HER2+ therapy response in neoadj setting.

New “AYA Cancer in Focus” episode! Dr. David Dickens of Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center & Kristen Smith from Northwestern Medicine discuss fertility preservation challenges for young adults with cancer. Don't miss this insightful conversation! Listen now: player.captivate.fm/episode/4573...

Thank you to our members who joined our #myeloid and #bmt lunch at #ASH24. What a great meeting!

Great turnout for our #MultipleMyeloma lunch during #ASH24. Thanks to all who joined us!

Thank you to this great group of #lymphoma researchers who gathered for lively discussion during our lunch meeting at #ASH24.

BTCRC-BRE16-042 was presented as a poster presentation at SABCS 2024! This study is led by sponsor-investigator Nancy Chan, MD, & co-investigator Coral Omene, MD. Congratulations to all co-authors and study teams involved in the study! Read more: bigtencrc.org/btcrc-bre16-...

BTCRC-BRE19-409 was presented as a poster presentation at SABCS 2024! This study is led by Marina Sharifi, MD, of UW Carbone Cancer Center. Congratulations to all co-authors and study teams involved in the study! Read more: bigtencrc.org/btcrc-bre19-...

A Big Ten CRC study, BTCRC-LUN16-081, led by Greg Durm, MD, of IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center was published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology in October 2024. Congrats to all co-authors and study teams! Read more: bigtencrc.org/big-ten-crc-...