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Dr. Ruth E. Lugo, Dean
Dr. Ruth E. Lugo is the Dean of the Audrey Cohen School for Human Services and Education (ACSHSE) at Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) and for the past four years she has served as a member of the Academic Council which serves as Provost. She earned her B.A. at the University of Puerto Rico; M.A./Ph.D. from the State University of New York, Stony Brook; and A.M. from Middlebury College, Madrid Program.
During her tenure at MCNY she has developed curriculum and implemented new programs including the college's first undergraduate liberal arts program in American Urban Studies and the Master of Science in Education and Special Education programs. She has helped the college secure over a million dollars through Title V Hispanic Serving Institutions and Title V Coop grants. These and other funds have resulted in positive institutional changes such as the establishment of the Learning Enhancement Center (which provides support services to students in the areas of writing and mathematics) and several mathematics laboratories and tech-enabled classrooms as well as the provision of training and preparation for teachers in math and science. She also helped secure funding for college-wide mentor services and leadership development training for students through the Niarchos Foundation.
For over two decades she has volunteered for the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in the Northeast Region and Puerto Rico as a consultant, evaluator and team chair in the accreditation process. In this role she identifies the strengths and development needs of higher education institutions, reviews governance policies, academic programs effectiveness and the delivery of student services. She has led the candidacy process for the first institution in Latin America to seek international accreditation with Middle States: the Universidad Mayor in Santiago, Chile and now Universidad Andres Bello. She has also served as an evaluator for the Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education since 1996 and was appointed to be the Institutional Accreditation Liaison for Middle States representing the College.
Her twenty five years of experience in higher education academic administration is evidence by serving as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Chair of the Counseling Department at LaGuardia Community and Dean of Students at Lehman College as well as various academic administration positions at New York City Technical College of the City University of New York, Montclair State University and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She currently serves on the board of FOCUS, Hispanic Community Center for Development and is a former Trustee of the New Jersey Performing Art Center in Newark, New Jersey. She is the past president and founder of the Hispanic Women's Leadership Institute Alumni Association at Rutgers University and former board member of ASPIRA of New Jersey. She has taught courses in Latin American Literature and Hispanic Languages and Literature at La Guardia Community College, William Paterson, and Montclair State Universities.
She has participated in postgraduate leadership training programs at the Institute for Educational Management and the John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Program of Public Management (both at Harvard University), The Center for Creative Leadership, and Cornell University's School for Labor Relations. Other honors and competitive awards include: American Council on Education National Forum for Women in Higher Education; American Council on Education Fellow; American Council on Education Institute for Chief Academic Officers; Leadership America; National Hispana Leadership; the Executive Leadership Fellow from the League for Innovation in the Community College and a Ford Foundation Fellow. She was the recipient of Educational Leadership Award from the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc., in New York City and has been recognized by the Hispanic Business Magazine as one of Top 100 Influential Leaders in Academia.
Dr. Heide Hlawaty, Chair of General Education & Liberal Arts Programs
Dr. Hlawaty received her BS at SUNY Stony Brook in Biochemistry with an International Studies Minor, MA in Biological Sciences at Hunter College and her Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership at St. John's University. She taught educational research, brain-based learning, and elementary education science at Georgia College and State University before returning to New York. Prior to teaching in higher education, she taught high school science for 12 years in Queens and on Long Island, and was a Fulbright grantee in Bochum-Langendreer (in North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany).
Dr. Hlawaty's research interests include learning styles, science education, and attitudes regarding queer-identity individuals. As a professor and chair, she teaches in the Bachelor of Professional Studies and the Bachelor of American Urban Studies programs.
Dr. Patrick Ianniello, Director of the Master of Science Degree in Education program
Dr. Ianniello has served as a principal, assistant principal and an elementary school teacher in New York City Public Schools for 34 years. He has extensive experience in the professional development and evaluation of teachers, planning and implementing best practices in the elementary school curriculum and integrating technology in classrooms. Dr. Ianniello received his doctorate in educational communication and technology at New York University.
Dr. Elvin T. Ramos, Assistant Dean, the Audrey Cohen School of Human Services and Education
In 2010, Dr. Elvin T. Ramos became the Assistant Dean for the Audrey Cohen School for Human Services and Education after receiving his doctorate degree in world history at St. John's University and his MA and BA at Adelphi University where he was named as one of the "10 Under 10" successful young alumni in 2012. As assistant dean, Dr. Ramos is responsible for the school's administrative affairs and working closely with program chairs and directors. He supervises the CASAC Certification program, the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the Dean's Hot Topic Series for faculty development, Faculty Orientations, and the Lunch with A Leader Program. Currently, he is the Interim Director for the Human Services Program.
Dr. Ramos also teaches history and social sciences in Human Services and American Urban Studies programs at MCNY. He is a part time history professor at St. John's University and the School of Visual Arts in NYC. His specializations are in the history of world poverty, international relations, global culture, and the modern world.
Natasha R. Johnson, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator
Dr. Johnson is an academic, activist, artist and attorney. Dr. Johnson is currently an Assistant Professor/Program Director for Metropolitan College New York's Human Services Program, Bronx Extension Center. Previously, she served as an Anti-Trafficking Legal Specialist drafting reform legislation in the Solomon Islands and as the Director of Education working to better serve homeless, foster care, and at risk LGBT youth. Dr. Johnson was also legislative counsel to both the Immigration and Civil Rights Committees of NY City Council. Dr. Johnson created the only program -to date- that specifically provides holistic legal services to African survivors of domestic violence in NYC. In addition, Ms. Johnson is a certified teacher having taught in NYC high schools. Dr. Johnson is a recipient of an Equal Justice Works Fellowship and a Fulbright Specialist Fellowship at Durham University, UK, and a host of other awards. She lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on issues of domestic violence, gender based violence, and human rights. Recently she directed her efforts to starting a non-profit agency, Globalizing Gender, which provides capacity building, rule of law, and governance consultancies to countries/institutions working to better serve survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). As a photographer, Dr. Johnson exhibits works that offer social commentary on the intersection of art and social justice. Her work strives to create just systems locally, nationally, and internationally.
Dr. Dehlly Porras, (BS, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, MS, The College of New Jersey, EdD, Columbia University. Special Assistant to the Dean, the Audrey Cohen School of Human Services and Education)
Dr. Porras' higher education professional career covers faculty and administrative positions. She has been a professor of mathematics for 26 years, currently teaching mathematics at MNCY. She also serves as a curriculum development and academic support consultant for the Dean at the college. She has been both a faculty member and administrator at LaGuardia Community College â City University of New York in Long Island City. As an academic administrator, she has served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in North Branch, New Jersey. Prior to joining RVCC, she served as Instructional Dean at Montgomery College in Maryland, and as Dean of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Health Sciences at Hudson Valley Community College â State University of New York in Troy, New York.
Mary Ann Ortiz, Project Coordinator/Assistant to the Dean of the Audrey Cohen School of Human Services and Education , Ext. 2414
Rae Mack, Program Director of Welfare to Careers Project , Ext. 3805
Rae Mack has served as the director of WTCP for eleven years. She is responsible for recruitment, fundraising and managing the two sites (MCNY and Medgar Evers College/CUNY). She has been instrumental in transitioning a two-year pilot project into a viable, fully operational program that has lasted for over a decade and serviced over 200 students. She has worked in the arena of training and education for 17 years servicing dislocated workers, at-risk youth and adult learners.
Theresa Grant Rahman, Career Coordinator of Welfare to Careers Project , Ext. 3812
John Edwards, Job Developer of Welfare to Careers Project , Ext. 3811
John Edwards work with participants of the Welfare to Career Project to help them think critically about their chosen field of study and career alignment. He coaches participants to develop effective job-search strategies, resumes and other marketing materials, salary negotiation, interview coaching, networking, self-marketing, as well as entrepreneurial ventures.
For more than a decade, John Edwards has been at the forefront of the career development and training services field. He was Co-Founder and Partner in IManage Development, a company dedicated to working with organizations to improve performance management, specializing in the areas of Diversity, Leadership and Team Building.
John has worked with HR professionals, management teams and staff from companies in a wide range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, academia, manufacturing, and nonprofit. Examples include: Estee Lauder, Girls Scouts of America, Henry Schein, Bronx Lebanon, Mission Society, Montefiore Medical Center, WPIX, and Metropolitan College of New York. John commanded large-scale career development and outplacement services for some of New York City's largest training and development operations.
John served on the program committee for the Human Resources Association of New York and was a member of the Career Development Specialist Network. John currently sits on the Board of HERITAGE, Inc., a nonprofit arts organization.
Vanessa Cruz, Coordinator for Master of Education Program , Ext. 2408
Ms. Cruz, formerly Executive Assistant to the Provost and Senior Vice President, came to MCNY in 2003 after several years in the financial, non-profit and higher education fields. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Long Island University and her MPA from MCNY. Ms. Cruz believes in MCNY's Purpose-Centered Education and works to uphold the standards and integrity of the model.
Dr. Richard G. Zalman, CASAC Coordinator
Dr. Zalman holds a B.A. degree in English from Queens College, C.U.N.Y., a Master of Arts in Teaching in Bilingual Education, and a research doctorate in Reading and Language from Northwestern University. While a graduate student there, he funded the first Right-to-Read Academy in Illinois, under the U.S. Office of Education. In 1988 - 1989, he was named an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow by M.I.T., earning a Master of Science in Management degree as a part of M.I.T.'s Sloan Fellows Program. Dr. Zalman had the opportunity during his Sloan thesis research to revisit his earlier doctoral research into adult literacy education in community settings, and extend his findings to adult literacy education in employee workplace settings. The research was funded by the Society for Human Resource Management Research Foundation, and was published in HR Magazine.
Dr. Zalman began teaching at MCNY in 2003, after a thirty-year career in private industry as a Human Resources executive in Financial Services, Pharmaceutical and Automotive industries. He earned the designations of Senior Professional in Human Resources, Certified Compensation Professional, and Accredited Diplomate in Employee Training and Development. Dr. Zalman was a founding member of the Technical and Skills Training Division of the American Society for Training and Development, and Chaired the Functional Standards Committee for Training and Development for the Society for Human Resource Management.
Dr. Zalman has also served as Assistant Professor of Education at Kansas State University and Marymount College of Kansas, and has taught courses in Business for Franklin Pierce College. In addition to his CASAC responsibilities, Dr. Zalman is also the Faculty Advisor to the Beta Mu Iota Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, MCNY's College-wide undergraduate academic honor society, and has served in that voluntary capacity since 2006. Currently, Dr. Zalman teaches hybrid courses in the Bachelor of Arts in American Urban Studies Program (BAUS), as well as undergraduate and graduate courses for the School of Business at MCNY.
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At Morton Hospital, we consider ourselves your "second family." Not only do we care for you and your family like we would our own loved ones – but upon every visit, you'll recognize the same friendly faces that have been part of your health care team since the beginning.
Among many other recognitions, including being named one of our country's "100 Great Community Hospitals" by Becker's Hospital Review, Morton Hospital was for the first time named a 2013 Top Hospital for quality and patient safety by the Leapfrog Group. With our compassionate team of caregivers and a comprehensive list of quality health care services, there's no need to travel long distances for your medical needs. Our team is dedicated to providing you and your family with outstanding care close to home. Our wide range of services includes:
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A girl never kisses....or hooks up....and tells!
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Gum, lip gloss, wallet, and pictures of my son
What do you feel most comfortable wearing?
A Steelers hoodie or a tank and shorts.
Would you rather have boring sex all the time or an amazing romp once a year?
Um both!
If you could do a shot of Jose Cuervo with anyone -- dead or alive -- who would it be?
My grandfather, he passed away a few years ago and was always fun to drink with!


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Decline in Cancer Death Rate Accelerating
Cancer death rates are continuing their decline, researchers announced last week, and the downswing is actually picking up steam.
The new data - published in the Annual Report to the Nation produced by NCI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society (ACS), and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries - show a 2.1-percent decrease in cancer mortality rates between 2002 and 2004, an approximate doubling of the 1.1-percent decline seen each year from 1993 to 2002. Read more
Guest Update by Dr. Ken Buetow
With caBIG, the Cancer Community Goes "Interoperable"
The ability to connect people, organizations, and data through information technology is critical to fulfilling NCI's mission and to taking advantage of the research opportunities offered by 21st century science. Launched in 2004, the cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) was designed to be an information network that would allow the cancer research community to share data and knowledge and, in so doing, accelerate the discovery of new approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Earlier this year, the 3-year pilot phase of caBIG was successfully completed. That success was marked by the achievement of several important goals, most notably the participation of more than 1,000 individuals from over 190 organizations, and its use in several potentially high-impact research projects. Read more
Decline in Cancer Death Rate Accelerating
Cancer death rates are continuing their decline, researchers announced last week, and the downswing is actually picking up steam.
The new data - published in the Annual Report to the Nation produced by NCI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society (ACS), and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries - show a 2.1-percent decrease in cancer mortality rates between 2002 and 2004, an approximate doubling of the 1.1-percent decline seen each year from 1993 to 2002.
The downturn was driven by lower death rates for many of the most common cancers, including breast cancer in women, lung and prostate cancer in men, and colorectal cancer in men and women. The report's authors singled out colorectal cancer as a primary contributor to the mortality rate downturn, which they attributed to improvements in early detection and removal of polyps, while noting that improved treatments also likely played a role.
The decline, explains report co-author Dr. Brenda Edwards, who directs NCI's Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program from which much of the data for the Report to the Nation are drawn, "represents a convergence of a lot of factors," such as improved tobacco control policies and screening programs that have been in place for years, and incremental improvements in treatment.
"You have to orchestrate a lot of different interventions over many years to generate this type of mortality benefit," Dr. Edwards continues. "It's strong, evidence-based cancer control science and it's paying off."
Overall, the mortality rate declines from 2002 through 2004 were 2.6 percent per year among men and 1.8 percent per year among women.
The report has good news about other cancers as well, including a leveling of the incidence of lung cancer among women, which had been steadily increasing. This stabilization "is directly related to historical patterns in smoking," explains Dr. Elizabeth Ward, director of Surveillance Research at ACS. "The smoking prevalence in U.S. women declined from 33.9 percent in 1965 to 19.2 percent in 2003."
The decline in prostate cancer death rates also has been maintained, the study found, although it's unclear exactly what's driving the reduction. Although it's tempting to attribute the decline to widespread use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, the impact of screening on prostate cancer mortality is unknown, explains Dr. Howard L. Parnes, chief of the Prostate and Urologic Cancer Research Group in NCI's Division of Cancer Prevention.
"We do know that prostate cancer treatments have improved," Dr. Parnes notes, including surgery and radiation therapy for localized disease, adjuvant hormone therapy for high-risk patients undergoing radiotherapy, and taxane chemotherapy for metastatic disease, all of which have contributed to better outcomes. "We're awaiting the results of randomized clinical trials to determine the contribution of screening to the mortality statistics."
In a special section of this year's Report, the authors identified some concerning trends among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. For example, incidence rates for cancers with poor prognosis such as liver and gallbladder cancer, and common cancers such as lung, colorectal, and cervical cancer were higher in American Indian and Alaska Native populations than in non-Hispanic whites. There were substantial differences in cancer rates among American Indian and Alaska Native populations by region, with particularly high rates in Alaska and the Plains.
"The fact that lung and colorectal cancers rates were higher in some American Indian and Alaska Native populations points to the work we still have to do," said NCI Director Dr. John E. Niederhuber.
American Indians and Alaska Natives, the report found, were also much more likely to live in poverty and be obese, and less likely to have health insurance and have undergone routine cancer screenings.
By Carmen Phillips
Guest Update by Dr. Ken Buetow
With caBIG, the Cancer Community Goes "Interoperable"
The ability to connect people, organizations, and data through information technology is critical to fulfilling NCI's mission and to taking advantage of the research opportunities offered by 21st century science. Launched in 2004, the cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) was designed to be an information network that would allow the cancer research community to share data and knowledge and, in so doing, accelerate the discovery of new approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Earlier this year, the 3-year pilot phase of caBIG was successfully completed. That success was marked by the achievement of several important goals, most notably the participation of more than 1,000 individuals from over 190 organizations, and its use in several potentially high-impact research projects.
During the pilot phase, we delivered more than 300 software components, including over 40 end-user applications, such as caArray and caTissue, and a wide range of infrastructure components, such as data standards and toolkits, like caCORE. We also launched caGrid, the data transmission network through which research organizations can connect and share their data.
Now caBIG is embarking on an "enterprise phase," during which the broader cancer research community can connect through a variety of technical, product, service, and training programs. All organizations in the cancer research community are invited to adopt caBIG, and the Getting Connected with caBIG program is open for enrollment at any time.
To expedite the adoption process, key caBIG resources are being packaged into "bundles" designed to support and streamline clinical trials, imaging, tissue banking, and integrative cancer research, and to provide the materials needed to join the secure caBIG data-sharing framework.
More than 40 NCI-designated Cancer Centers across the country have already enrolled. They will be making their trials, data, and legacy information technology systems compatible with caBIG. Their systems will be "interoperable" with caBIG, so they can provide information and data in a standardized format that can be shared and exchanged with other researchers and research centers.
This interoperability is made possible by caGrid, the underlying software infrastructure that will allow for the shared use of caBIG applications, tools, information standards, and data and analytical resources.
All told, NCI-designated Cancer Centers offer more than 400 cancer research programs, 800 shared resources, and employ approximately 14,000 independent cancer research investigators. As more Cancer Centers come on board, their successful deployment of caBIG compatibility will establish the firm, broad foundation for connectivity across the wider cancer research community.
As noted above, there is already a generation of early adopters using caBIG, leading the way to a new research paradigm. This includes the Inter-SPORE Prostate Biomarker Study, which is using caBIG to manage biospecimens for multi-institutional collaborative research activities, and The Cancer Genome Atlas, which is using the caBIG data management and distribution infrastructure.
More case studies are emerging each day, as U.S. and international organizations seek to leverage the power of caBIG and get connected.
Trials Demonstrate Potential Role of HPV Screening Test
Results from two large, randomized clinical trials confirm findings from earlier studies that DNA tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) are more sensitive than Pap tests and can play an important role in screening for cervical cancer. However, cautioned several researchers, the trials' results still leave unanswered many important questions about optimal cervical cancer screening practices.
Both published in the October 18 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the trials had different designs. The first trial, conducted in Canada, included more than 10,000 women 30 or older who received both the HPV DNA test and a Pap test in a randomly assigned sequence. Each test was evaluated as a stand-alone screening test. As has been seen in previous studies, the HPV DNA test had a far greater sensitivity for grade 2 or 3 cervical lesions compared with the Pap test, 94.6 percent vs. 55.4 percent. Also consistent with earlier research, the HPV DNA test had a slightly lower specificity than the Pap test, 94.1 percent vs. 96.8 percent.
The second trial, conducted in Sweden, included more than 12,500 women aged 32 to 38 who were randomly assigned to an HPV DNA test in combination with a Pap test or a Pap test alone. Participants were followed for approximately 4 years. For the initial screening, detection of cervical cancer or grade 2 or 3 cervical lesions was 51 percent higher in the combination screening group compared with those screened with a Pap test alone. At the follow-up screening, however, participants in the combined testing group were approximately 40 percent less likely to have grade 2 or 3 lesions or cancer compared with those in the Pap test alone group, which the study authors argued "could allow extended screening intervals, requiring fewer Pap smears and possibly lowering the costs of initial screening."
A third major trial with similar conclusions was announced earlier this month in The Lancet based on 5-year follow-up of more than 17,000 women. Results from the three trials are expected to accelerate the shift toward new procedures for cervical cancer screening. The question is not whether molecular assays will be incorporated, but rather how, says Dr. Diane Solomon from NCI's Division of Cancer Prevention. "We need to develop screening algorithms that capitalize on the sensitivity of molecular assays and also avoid overreferral, by use of a second 'triage' test that might include repeated HPV testing, and/or increasing the screening interval."
More Genetic Markers Found for Prostate Cancer Risk
Evidence that prostate cancer risk can be inherited has increased dramatically in 2007, with several major studies locating markers in the q24 band of chromosome 8. New results from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine identified 2 regions in this area of the chromosome where genetic variants occurred more frequently in a case-control study of 1,563 European American men with prostate cancer. The study was published in the October 17 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Led by Drs. S. Lilly Zheng and Jielin Sung and funded in part by NCI, the researchers genotyped 18 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 8q24 region, and looked for the presence of these SNPs in gene panels of prostate tumor tissue taken from the patients, as well as samples from 576 control subjects without cancer. One SNP, called rs6983267, had recently been identified in NCI's Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility (CGEMS) study. A second set of SNPs found close to rs1447295, was previously identified as a risk marker for more aggressive disease.
What is important and novel, say the authors, is that the risk associated with each of these SNPs is additive. Because their occurrence was not linked, "the risk alleles at each are common, [and] these loci together may account for substantially more prostate cancer than previously appreciated," they note. More than a third of patients had SNPs at one or both locations. If the SNPs were found at one location, risk was increased 70 percent; if found at both locations, 168 percent.
In an editorial, Drs. Sharon A. Savage and Mark H. Greene of NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics note that this study was bolstered by access to publicly available prepublication data from CGEMS, exemplifying the value of innovative data sharing policies. "We hope that a policy of more liberal early access to datasets of this kind will soon become the accepted standard worldwide," they wrote.
Paclitaxel Benefit May Depend on HER2 Status
Data from the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) clinical trial CALGB 9344, first reported in 1998, showed a significant increase in disease-free and overall survival with the addition of paclitaxel to chemotherapy with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide for women with lymph node-positive breast cancer. However, a new retrospective analysis of the data, published in the October 11 NEJM, indicates that only the subset of women with HER2-positive disease actually benefited from the addition of paclitaxel.
The CALGB investigators randomly selected 1,500 of the 3,121 women who originally participated in the trial, and examined tissue samples from 1,322 of them. They tested the samples for HER2 and estrogen-receptor (ER) status, and compared disease-free survival between women whose cancer was HER2-positive/ER-negative, HER2-positive/ER-positive, and HER2-negative/ER-positive.
While the addition of paclitaxel improved disease-free survival or women with HER2-positive tumors regardless of ER status, "paclitaxel did not benefit patients with estrogen-receptor-positive, HER2-negative cancers," state the authors. The group of women with HER2-negative/ER-positive cancers accounted for more than half the participants in CALGB 9344.
"Our studies suggest that [patients with HER2-negative/ER-positive cancer] could avoid the toxic effects associated with adjuvant paclitaxel when given after doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide," conclude the authors. However, they explain, because these results are based on a retrospective analysis not planned for in the original design of the trial, "our results require validation before adoption into clinical practice."
"This is not a call to abandon taxanes for this group of patients," says Dr. Anne Moore from Weill Cornell Medical College in an accompanying editorial. Other taxane drugs or treatment schedules may still benefit patients with HER2-negative/ER-positive cancer, she explains, and analysis of other trial results based on HER2 and ER status will be important.
Batracylin Blocks DNA Replication in Cancer Cells
Batracylin, an experimental anticancer drug developed by NCI's Developmental Therapeutics Program, has been found to block two enzymes that assist in the DNA replication process - topoisomerase I and topoisomerase II. Investigators in NCI's Center for Cancer Research (CCR) report that this drug targets DNA replication and can help limit cancer's uncontrolled growth. The findings appear in the October 15 Cancer Research.
Other chemotherapy drugs, such as etoposide and camptothecin, can block either topoisomerase I or topoisomerase II, but not both enzymes. Since cancer cells can use either enzyme to replicate, transcribe, or repair DNA, resistance develops to drugs that only target one topoisomerase.
Earlier experiments showed batracylin's activity against topoisomerase II, indicated by an increase in double-strand DNA breaks in treated cells. The new in vitro experiments using colorectal cancer cells also showed the drug's activity against topoisomerase I, indicated by an increase in single-strand DNA breaks. Batracylin's interference with DNA replication lasted significantly longer in cell culture than interference caused by either etoposide or camptothecin. Subsequent in vivo studies will be conducted to determine whether a shorter treatment schedule might be possible with batracylin.
"Only a few dual topoisomerase inhibitors have been identified and are being developed as anticancer treatments," state the authors, led by Dr. Yves Pommier, chief of CCR's Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology.
Dr. William Bonner, an investigator in the same laboratory, patented a biomarker that allowed the Pommier team to measure the DNA damage caused by batracylin treatment. The biomarker is a protein, called γ-H2AX, which forms a complex with stretches of bases that flank the region of DNA strand breaks. When cells were treated with very small doses of batracylin, γ-H2AX/DNA aggregates could be detected after the first hour, and increased up to 15 hours after treatment.
Batracylin and the molecular test are now being evaluated in an NCI clinical trial at the NIH Clinical Center in patients with solid tumors or lymphoma.
Preventive Double Mastectomies Increasing Despite Some Concerns
Rates of surgical removal of both breasts as a preventive measure in women diagnosed with cancer in only one breast have more than doubled in the United States within a recent 6-year period, according to a study published online October 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. This trend has occurred even though in many cases the aggressive treatment may be unnecessary and other, less invasive preventive options are available, the scientists cautioned.
The investigators identified 152,755 patients, of whom 4,969 chose CPM. The rate for CPM was 3.3 percent for all surgically treated patients and 7.7 percent for those undergoing mastectomy. The overall rate significantly increased from 1.8 percent in 1998 to 4.5 percent in 2003. Likewise, the CPM rate for patients undergoing mastectomy significantly increased from 4.2 percent in 1998 to 11.0 percent in 2003. These increased rates applied to all cancer stages and continued to the end of the study period.
CPM significantly reduces the risk of contralateral breast cancer, the scientists acknowledged, but the procedure is more aggressive and irreversible and "it is also unnecessary for preventing contralateral breast cancer in most patients." In addition, since the risk of systemic metastases from unilateral disease often exceeds the risk of contralateral breast cancer, most patients will not experience any survival benefit from CPM.
"Although breast cancer is now often diagnosed at earlier stages, we're seeing more women having CPM, even though there are very little data showing that this irreversible procedure improves overall survival," explained lead author Dr. Todd M. Tuttle. "We need to determine why this is occurring and use this information to help counsel women about the potential for less invasive options."
Dr. Larissa Korde, staff clinician with NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) noted of the study's findings, "Interestingly, during this same time period the rate of breast-conserving lumpectomies also increased, leading the authors to conclude that patients are either choosing less aggressive (lumpectomy) or more aggressive (CPM) surgical treatment rather than unilateral mastectomy."
Dr. Tuttle proposed several potential reasons for the increase in the rate of CPM. There is more public awareness of the genetics of breast cancer and more frequent testing for mutations in BRCA genes, which increase contralateral breast cancer risk (this study, though, did not examine patients' BRCA status). Less invasive mastectomy approaches and improved breast reconstruction techniques may also persuade more women to have both breasts removed at the same time, he suggested.
Dr. Korde pointed out the study also found that patients diagnosed at a young age and those diagnosed with lobular carcinoma were more likely to opt for CPM. "This is not surprising, since both these factors have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of contralateral breast cancer," she said. "It would have been very helpful to have some information on family history in this study, since women with a strong family history and particularly those with known BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations have a very significant risk of contralateral breast cancer. However, this information is not available in the SEER database."
Patients with unilateral breast cancer have options that are "less extreme" than CPM, the researchers contended. Those include surveillance with clinical breast examination, mammography, and newer imaging modalities such as breast magnetic resonance imaging that may detect cancers at earlier stages.
Dr. Korde noted that research done in women who undergo genetic risk assessment suggests that those with more cancer-related distress are more likely to choose CPM. Additional research will be necessary to fully understand this decision making process.
By Bill Robinson
New Chemotherapy Drug for Advanced Breast Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new chemotherapy drug for the treatment of some cases of metastatic and locally advanced breast cancer.
Ixabepilone (Ixempra) was approved for women with advanced breast cancers that fail to respond to standard chemotherapy agents such as anthracyclines, taxanes, or capecitabine (Xeloda). Ixabepilone was also approved for use in combination with capecitabine for the treatment of advanced breast cancer in certain women, including those whose cancers have become resistant to treatment with an anthracycline and a taxane.
The drug, manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb, belongs to a new class of chemotherapy agents known as epothilone analogs. These medicines target proteins involved in cell division. Epothilones work in a similar manner as taxanes, but unlike the taxanes they do not require patients to be premedicated to prevent possible allergic reactions.
Approval was granted based on two multicenter trials that tested ixabepilone either as a single therapy or in combination with capecitabine in patients with metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer. One of the trials was a randomized phase III study involving 752 women. Among the combination group, the median time the disease took to progress was 5.8 months compared with 4.2 months in the capecitabine alone group.
Side effects from ixabepilone were similar in both studies and included tingling or numbness in the hands and feet, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and muscle pain.
Ixabepilone is also being studied as a treatment for other cancers, including prostate, endometrial, kidney, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Strengthening the Nation's Oncology Workforce
At next week's annual meeting of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI), I look forward to being installed as the Association's president. Living up to the standard set by my predecessors - including outgoing president, Dr. Shelley Earp of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center - will be difficult, but I look forward to the challenges and opportunities of this position.
AACI is unique among cancer organizations in that it is the only association dedicated solely to representing the interests of the nation's cancer centers, including both NCI-designated cancer centers and emerging centers. The nation's cancer centers are the nexus of cancer research and patient care, with a unique perspective not only on discovering the next generations of cancer interventions, but also on delivering these interventions to patients.
Many do not realize, however, that in addition to setting the standard for state-of-the-science patient care, cancer centers also serve as the training ground for the next generation of cancer researchers, physicians, oncology nurses, social workers, and other professionals dedicated to addressing the increasing burden of cancer in the United States.
As the cancer burden in this country grows, so does a crisis in the oncology workforce. In an eye-opening study published in March of this year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology with the Association of American Medical Colleges Center for Workforce Studies found that demand for oncology services in the U.S. is projected to increase 48 percent by 2020. However, the supply of oncologists is expected to increase only 20 percent by 2020. An aging and growing population, increasing numbers of cancer survivors, and slower growth in the supply of oncologists will result in a shortage of 2,550 to 4,080 oncologists, according to the report.
One solution to this problem is to increase reliance on other oncology professionals, such as oncology nurses, physician assistants, and others. However, shortages are anticipated in these fields as well. For instance, the Health Resources and Services Administration has predicted that by 2020, more than 1 million nursing positions will go unfilled. Additionally, a 2002 survey by the Southern Regional Board of Education projected a 12-percent shortage of nurse educators by this year.
These statistics - coupled with an anticipated 48 percent increase in the demand for oncology services by 2020 - are sobering, and certainly cause for alarm. However, with forethought and careful planning, we in the cancer center community can work to prevent these grim predictions from becoming reality.
All stakeholders in the fields of cancer treatment, research, and advocacy must develop innovative programs to attract the best and the brightest to careers in cancer research and treatment. Moreover, we must ensure that measures are in place to encourage these individuals to build long careers in the fields of academic research and clinical medicine. Loan repayment programs, flexible work schedules, programs to encourage women to pursue careers in academic medicine and people of color to enter the oncology workforce, and incentives for delayed retirement may help slow the tide, but the cancer community must continue to implement innovative programs that will rebuild the most well-trained oncology workforce in the world.
I look forward to working with AACI and all of its members and partners to ensure that the same spirit of innovation that has led to the incredible strides in cancer treatment, screening, and prevention we have witnessed over the past two decades can be directed to ensuring the sustainability of the oncology workforce.
Dr. Edward J. Benz, Jr.
Preventing Delayed Nausea in Breast Cancer Patients
Name of the Trial
Principal Investigator
Why This Trial Is Important
A number of drugs are available to treat and prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea, but it is unclear which drug or combination of drugs is most effective for patients experiencing delayed nausea. Delayed nausea is nausea that occurs more than 24 hours after chemotherapy is administered. It is often more severe than the acute nausea that may occur during chemotherapy, and it may have a different underlying cause.
In this trial, different combinations of drugs will be tested to see which is most effective in preventing delayed nausea in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
"Because of the types of drugs they receive, as many as 70 percent of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy experience nausea," said Dr. Roscoe, "so we're very interested in finding more effective ways of preventing and treating nausea in this population.
"This study is part of a line of research our cooperative group has been conducting into nausea and vomiting," he added, "and, although vomiting is becoming less of a problem thanks to advances in antiemetic drugs, delayed nausea continues to be a very prevalent side effect for women with breast cancer who undergo chemotherapy."
Who Can Join This Trial
Study Site and Contact Information
An archive of "Featured Clinical Trial" columns is available at http://cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/ft-all-featured-trials.
Following are newly released NCI research funding opportunities:
Continued Development and Maintenance of Software
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: Nov. 17, 2007.
This is a renewal of PAR-07-235 and will use the R01 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3783. Inquiries: Dr. Jennifer A. Couch - email@example.com.
Limited Competition: Cooperative Family Registry for Epidemiologic Studies in Colon Cancer
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: Dec. 10, 2007.
This is a renewal of RFA-CA-02-501 and will use the U24 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3782. Inquiries: Dr. Daniela Seminara - email@example.com.
NIH Partners in Research Program
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: Dec. 12, 2007.
This funding opportunity will use the R03 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3780. Inquiries: Dr. Alexis D. Bakos - firstname.lastname@example.com.
Network for Translational Research: Optical Imaging in Multimodal Platforms
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: Dec. 24, 2007.
This is a renewal of RFA-CA-03-002 and will use the U54 award mechanism. For more information, see http://cri.nci.nih.gov/4abst.cfm?initiativeparfa_id=3779. Inquiries: Dr. Houston Baker - email@example.com.
If Memory Serves...
After NCI began funding research proposals in 1937, there was a strict policy of separation between intramural and extramural projects. This was, in part, to avoid criticism that intramural personnel could benefit from knowledge of extramural grant requests. (Read more)
For more information about the birth of NCI, go to http://www.cancer.gov/
DCLG to Meet October 24-25
PLCO Etiology Study Seeks Applicants
PLCO data and biospecimens are available to qualified researchers through a peer review process. The EEMS program accepts proposals for access to PLCO biospecimens twice a year in June and December. Proposals will be accepted for the PLCO EEMS winter review cycle starting December 1, 2007. Applications will be accepted until December 28, 2007 at 5:00 p.m., ET. Details of the review process and application materials are available at http://www.parplco.org.
YMCA and Armstrong Foundation Partner to Promote Wellness for Cancer Survivors
NCI Liaison Office Launches Web Site
The Liaison Office acts as a European link to NCI's cancer research and treatment programs. The mission of the office is to facilitate the interchange of information, ideas, experimental drugs, scientists, and scientific expertise between the NCI and its European partners and collaborating institutions. Activities include organization of joint symposia, initiation and coordination of exchange programs, launching of a joint clinical monitoring program, and an agreement with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer to coordinate submission of clinical trials to PDQ.
New Patient Education Materials Available
Disparities Summit Report Available
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director: Dr. Stanton L. Gerson • 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106 • Phone: 216-844-8797 • Web site: http://cancer.case.edu
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INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, April 29, 2010 – The 2010 Centennial Era Balloon Festival presented by AT&T builds on the success of the popular return of hot-air balloons to Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2009, and 33 balloons are poised to take to the sky and entertain families on the ground Saturday, May 8.
As with all the Speedway's exciting racing events, knowing the balloon lingo and rules, understanding the effect weather can have on the event and preparing for a visit to IMS will add to every fan's enjoyment of the balloon festival.
Here's what to expect and see Saturday, May 8 at the Centennial Era Balloon Festival presented by AT&T:
- Admission/Parking: Admission and parking for the Centennial Era Balloon Festival presented by AT&T are free to the public, and IMS customers should plan to enter the IMS grounds via Gate 9A, normally a credentials-only gate on Georgetown Road just north of 25th Street. IMS Safety Patrol and security personnel will direct customers to the proper parking area. Fans will exit the facility via Gate 2, the main tunnel/gate leading to 16th Street. This traffic pattern is in effect for the Centennial Era Balloon Festival only.
- "Hare and Hound" Races: The May 8 "Founders Race" at the Centennial Era Balloon Festival presented by AT&T will use the "Hare and Hound" race format.
The race starts at 7:30 a.m. (ET). Although the Speedway's infield is closed due to the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon, fans can watch the balloons ascend from numerous points around the facility.
The "Hare" balloon for this event will be the yellow balloon carrying the AT&T Real Yellow Pages logo. It will be the first balloon to leave the ground, flying approximately 15 minutes in front of the other balloons, and will fly to an appropriate landing spot where a race official will place an "X" target on the ground.
The "Hound" balloons – the rest of the field – attempt to navigate to the Hare's landing site and drop a 2-ounce bean bag closest to the center of the "X." The winner is the pilot who drops a bean bag closest to the center of the "X."
Balloons reach an altitude of 1,000 to 2,000 feet during races, but pilots will attempt to descend as close to the target as possible when dropping the bean bag.
- Weather: Hot-air ballooning depends on calm weather. Balloons cannot fly in rain and, due to safety considerations, cannot launch if ground-level winds are greater than 10 mph. A balloon "glow" can take place in slightly windier conditions, if on-site weather and event authorities determine it can be conducted safely. Glows cannot take place in rain.
- Glows: A balloon "glow" is designed around inflated, tethered hot-air balloons using their burners to light the colorful balloons, similar to a candle. The balloons remain on the ground throughout glows, and the general public is welcome to walk around the balloons and talk to the pilots and crew.
The "glow" is a highlight of the Centennial Era Balloon Festival presented by AT&T.
Typical activities at a balloon glow may include an "all glow" when all of the balloons light up at once; a "twinkle glow" with each of the balloons randomly glowing to cast a candle effect; and a "wave glow," having the balloons sequentially, in a row, glow in order.
Centennial Era Balloon Festival presented by AT&T Fast Facts
WHAT: Centennial Era Balloon Festival presented by AT&T, featuring 33 hot-air balloons. Admission and infield parking are free to the public.
WHERE: Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield*
*The IMS infield is closed Saturday morning due to the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon; fans can watch the balloons ascend from outside the IMS grounds.
WHEN: Saturday, May 8 (and Sunday, May 9 if required)
May 8:
7:30 a.m.: Founders Race begins (no public access to IMS infield due to OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon)
5 p.m.: Gates open (enter/park via Gate 9A on Georgetown Road north of 25th Street); Oliver Winery wine tasting, "Matt the Balloon Guy" and other entertainment in the Pagoda Plaza; Vendor row opens along the balloon field
5:15 p.m.: Live music featuring the Gin Blossoms and Red Moon
8-9:30 p.m.: Balloon "Glow"
9:15-9:30 p.m.: Fireworks
May 9:
7:30 a.m.: Founders Race if postponed May 8 due to weather; IMS infield closed beyond Hall of Fame Museum parking lots
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