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Cancer Moonshot 2020

Westchester Medical Launches Precision Medicine Initiative for Personalized Cancer Treatment

by Jasmine Pennic 11/15/2016 Leave a Comment

IntelliSpace Genomics

Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), a provider of advanced medical care in New York’s Hudson Valley is teaming up with Philips to launch a new precision medicine initiative for personalized cancer treatment. As part of the precision medicine initiative, WMCHealth will use Philips’ IntelliSpace Genomics solution to integrate large-scale genomic analysis with extensive patient clinical data, to provide a comprehensive patient view for precision-tailored treatment. With base
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NantCare Unveils Solutions to Support CMS Oncology Care Model

by HITC Staff 11/03/2016 Leave a Comment

NantCare Unveils Solutions to Support CMS Oncology Care Model

NantCare, a member of the NantWorks will be providing community oncology practices with solutions  and resources that will help these practices comply with the administrative and clinical requirements put forth by the CMS’ new Oncology Care Model (OCM). Typically only available at large cancer institutions,  NantCare will provide access to clinical trials through facilitation of participation in Cancer MoonShot 2020’s QUILT Trials, eliminating the need for patients to travel to major cancer
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Dr. Soon-Shiong of NantWorks Talks Cancer Moonshots in Healthcare

by HITC Staff 03/25/2016 Leave a Comment

NantHealth_Nantworks_Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

In a recent StartUp Health Now podcast, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, surgeon, medical researcher, businessman, philanthropist and professor, sits down with StartUp Health CMO, Dr. Howard Krein, to discuss his ambitious undertakings in reforming cancer treatments through immunotherapy, whole genome sequencing and the new cancer initiative, “Cancer Moonshot 2020.”
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MIT Startup Offers Free Data Science License to Cancer Moonshot Initiative

by HITC Staff 03/23/2016 Leave a Comment

MIT Startup Offers Free Data Science License to Cancer Moonshot Initiative

  In January, President Obama announced the Cancer Moonshot Initiative with Vice President Joe Biden declaring that one of its greatest challenges the effort will face is the siloed nature of clinical data. That call — to unify science, data and research results across the scientific community — resonated with Tamr, as that’s exactly what the Boston-based startup does daily for large enterprise organizations across industries. Tamr, Inc. announced that it will extend its
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Why Obama’s Moonshot to Cure Cancer Is Unrealistic

by Our Thought Leaders 02/16/2016 1 Comment

Why Obama’s Moonshot to Cure Cancer Is Unrealistic

Editor's Note: Larry Altshuler, M.D. is the author of Doctor, Say What?: An Insider's Scoop To Getting The Best Medical Care. He is a practicing Internist, Hospitalist and Integrative practitioner at a major cancer center in the Midwest. In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a “moonshot” program to conquer cancer. Such a program is not new: in the wake of the euphoria of sending a man to the moon, in 1971, the U.S. government declared war on cancer. To a great
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