HCRN co-founder Rafat Ansari to receive honorary degree from Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame will confer an honorary Doctor of Science degree on Hoosier Cancer Research Network (HCRN) co-founder Rafat Ansari, MD, at its 180th University Commencement Ceremony on May 18. A South Bend Community Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. Ansari has been a community leader in hematology and oncology for more than four […]

HCRN’s presence at ASCO 2025

Hoosier Cancer Research Network (HCRN) is set to participate in the American Society of Clinical Oncology® (ASCO) 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago from May 30 to June 3. During the event, four HCRN studies will be presented, working group meetings will take place, and HCRN will host a joint reception with the Big Ten Cancer […]

Julie Russell Dilts joins HCRN as General Counsel

  Julie Russell Dilts, JD, has joined the Hoosier Cancer Research Network (HCRN) team as general counsel. Julie brings a wealth of expertise in various legal and regulatory areas, as well as a passion for the mission of HCRN.

HCRN launches new website

Hoosier Cancer Research Network (HCRN) launched an updated website today with new features and a modernized design.

Correlative analysis from HCRN GU16-260 study published in Cancer Discovery

Researchers participating in the Hoosier Cancer Research Network GU16-260 study have published a correlative analysis in Cancer Discovery. The analysis, led by David A. Braun, MD, PhD, of Yale Cancer Center; Catherine J. Wu, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; and Michael B. Atkins, MD, of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, found that the presence of […]

HCRN-LUN21-497 presented at SITC 2024

A Hoosier Cancer Research Network abstract, HCRN-LUN21-497, titled, “Results from a phase II study of GT103 in combination with pembrolizumab in refractory, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer,” was presented at SITC 2024 by Jeffrey Clarke, MD, of Duke University.

HCRN-GI23-643 presented at ASCO GI 2025

HCRN-GI23-643, titled, “Randomized Trial of Regorafenib in Combination with Pembrolizumab or Pembrolizumab Monotherapy for Patients with MSI-H Colorectal Cancer,” will be presented as a Trials in Progress poster at the American Society of Clinical Oncology® (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium 2025 in San Francisco. This study is led by Ibrahim Sahin, MD, of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

HCRN-GU16-243 presented at SUO 2024

A correlative study related to the Hoosier Cancer Research Network (HCRN) clinical trial, HCRN-GU16-243, titled, “A Phase 1 Trial of Durvalumab in Combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) or External Beam Radiation Therapy in Patients with BCG-unresponsive Non-muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: The Hoosier Cancer Research Network GU16-243 ADAPT-BLADDER Study,” was presented at SUO 2024 by Noah Hahn, MD, […]