Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium

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!???????https://lnkd.in/gjr62c3K

While Indy hosted the Big Ten Basketball Tournaments, the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium was also in the spotlight! Brian Stemme, CEO of Hoosier Cancer Research Network spoke with Inside INdiana Business about the power of collaboration in cancer research. Watch the interviews here: https://lnkd.in/gjMmb9rG

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!?https://lnkd.in/gjr62c3K

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! https://lnkd.in/dqvS3EBq

Hoosier Cancer Research Network CEO Brian Stemme talked last week with Inside INdiana Business about the impact of the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium and how the HCRN team supports this vital work. https://lnkd.in/guiEKPGn

Congratulations to Dr. Adriana Ramos-Medero of Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center and all co-authors on presenting a correlative study from the BTCRC-GU15-023 study! #GU25

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 the Big Ten CRC clinical trial, BTCRC-GU15-023, titled, “Phase Ib/II Study of Concurrent Durvalumab And Radiation Therapy (DUART) Followed by Adjuvant Durvalumab in Patients with Urothelial Cancer (T2-4 N0-2 M0) of the Bladder,” will be presented as a poster presentation at American Society of Clinical Oncology? (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium 2025 by Adriana S. Ramos-Medero of Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gej4TJEs

Welcome, Fred Hutch Cancer Center to the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium! Fred Hutch Cancer Center serves as the cancer program for UW Medicine, the health system of the University of Washington. The Big Ten CRC is a collaboration of the cancer centers of Big Ten Conference universities united to transform cancer research by leveraging their scientific and clinical expertise. We’re excited to have you on the team! Read more:?https://lnkd.in/gU7WQgsf

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. The Cancer Center honors him by holding a fall symposium in his name in recognition of his many contributions to medicine, cancer research and patient care. The 2025 Dr. Tapas Das Gupta Cancer Research Symposium will be held Friday, October 3. During his time at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), Das Gupta was head of the Department of Surgical Oncology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago. Read more here: https://bit.ly/40PxXsB