In The News
New Molecular Targeted Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Wins FDA Approval At Hoag Family Cancer Institute
Pluvicto, the First FDA-Approved Prostate-Specific Antigen for Metastatic Prostate Cancer The agent, which is being marketed as Pluvicto by the Swiss pharmaceutical conglomerate Novartis, is the first FDA-approved prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radiotherapy for metastatic prostate cancer. Radioligand therapy with Lu-PSMA-617 prolonged imaging-based progression-free survival and overall survival when added to standard care in patients with advanced … Read More
Hoag selects accomplished oncologist as director of Hoag Melanoma Program
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has announced that Thomas N. Wang, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., a prominent researcher and nationally recognized author, has been named medical director of the Hoag Melanoma/Advanced Skin Cancer Program. Dr. Wang comes to Hoag after spending the previous 15 years at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where he served … Read More
Kickass Women of O.C.: 2022 Edition
Webster’s dictionary offers two definitions for kickass: 1. having a strong effect on someone or something; powerful 2. exceptionally good; spectacular, impressive. The women we’ve chosen for our second edition of this feature easily live up to both descriptions. They’re but a sampling of the leaders in our community doing amazing work in many … Read More
Hoag Physician Named President of the American College of Nuclear Medicine
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has announced that the American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) has elected Gary Ulaner, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.N.M., James & Pamela Muzzy Endowed Chair in Molecular Imaging and Therapy and director of Molecular Imaging and Therapy for the Hoag Family Cancer Institute, as its 2022-2023 president. He assumed the role on … Read More
Newport Coast Philanthropists Donate $1M to Hoag for Research, Advancement of Treatments
Photo courtesy of Daily Pilot A Newport Coast couple recently donated $1 million to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, just one donation of many contributions from the family for more than 20 years, according to hospital officials Thursday. The most recent donation will be split between three funds: the Mohindar & Harriet … Read More
Pancreatic Cancer Patients From around the World Flock to Hoag Hospital for Clinical Trial
Olav Ruud was out of options. Since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a year earlier, he had part of his pancreas removed, followed by two rounds of chemotherapy. And yet scans were showing two new tumors. The retired commodities broker started searching online to see if there were any pancreatic cancer therapy trials he could … Read More
New High-Tech Hoag Program Recruiting Trials for Breast, Prostate, Bone Marrow Cancers
Cancer cells have secrets. And Dr. Gary Ulaner aims to unlock them. Peering deep into the human body with a clarity traditional scans can’t match, molecular imaging can find tiny cancers that standard scans are blind to. The technology powering this uber-vision also can be harnessed to search out and destroy sneaky cancer cells where … Read More
Hoag Clinicians to Discuss Latest Advancements in Cancer Care, Virtually
Join nationally recognized Hoag clinicians for a free virtual presentation on the latest advancements in cancer care, discussing how these therapies and technologies are further shaping the meaning of personalized cancer treatment. The event, “What’s New in Cancer Care?,” streamed live, takes place on Wednesday, April 21 from 5:30-7 p.m. Each presenter will discuss an … Read More
Going to the Molecular Level to Think Big About Cancer
In the next few years, the biggest advancements in cancer care may occur at the smallest level, the level of individual molecules. By imaging individual molecules on cancer cells, malignancies can be detected when they are smaller and more easily treated. Targeting individual molecules has also allowed groundbreaking new therapies with great precision, increasing the … Read More
Changes to Radiation Oncology Offer Hope When There Was None
Radiation oncology has been around for a century, and, at first, advancements in the field came rapidly. The evolution of X-rays and CT scans to inform treatment. Intraoperative radiation therapy. Technology that allows for tailored dose distribution. But for the past 20 years, the pace of innovations seemed to slow. We remained stymied, for instance, … Read More