Research Trials

Advancing Cancer Interception

Susan M. Domchek, MD, Basser Center executive director, and Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, director of the ACC, report on cancer interception development with rapid advances in technology, therapeutics, and genetic testing methods.

3 Decades, 3 Cancers: Reporter Stacey Sager's Story of Perseverance, Sacrifice and Survival

Stacey Sager shares a series of stories as she takes us through her own courageous and challenging health journey as a BRCA1 gene mutation carrier, featuring Dr. Susan Domchek, the executive director at the Basser Center.

The Basser Center's Race for a Breast Cancer Vaccine

Susan Domchek, MD, executive director of the Basser Center, discusses the latest updates in the race for a cancer prevention vaccine that could benefit individuals and families carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation.

UPenn Scientists Among Those Developing Vaccines That Arm the Immune System to Fight Cancer

University of Pennsylvania researchers are studying a preventative vaccine for people who carry cancer-causing BRCA gene mutations, through a clinical trial with healthy participants.

Penn’s BRCA Cancer Vaccine Trial Aims to Prevent the Disease in Healthy People

A groundbreaking cancer vaccine is in the midst of clinical trials at the Basser Center. The shot would benefit those carrying cancer-causing BRCA gene mutations by recognizing early signs of disease and stopping cancer before it develops.

Progress in Cancer Vaccines

Susan M. Domchek, MD, executive director of the Basser Center, joined “Tonight with Andrew Marr” to discuss recent progress in the field of cancer vaccine research.

Eradicate Breast Cancer? The Hunt for a Vaccine Looks Promising

Led by Susan M. Domchek, MD, executive director of the Basser Center, the arrival of several breast cancer vaccine studies is an encouraging sign of the progress researchers are making in harnessing the immune system of preventing cancer.

2023 Breakthroughs & Discoveries Panel

Experts in BRCA-related research and care came together for our 2023 Breakthroughs & Discoveries panel focused on advances in screening and treatment for pancreatic cancer and cancer interception.

Interview with Andre Nussenzweig, PhD - 2021 Basser Global Prize Winner

Keynote speaker and 2021 Basser Global Prize Awardee Andrew Nussensweig, PhD, of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) sits down for an interview at the 10th Annual Basser Center Scientific Symposium.

2021 Breakthroughs & Discoveries Panel

The Basser Center's virtual event featured internationally renowned experts in the field of BRCA-related cancer research and care. The panel was moderated by Basser Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, and featured Kathleen Moore, MD, MS, of The University of Oklahoma and Basser oncologist Kim Reiss Binder, MD.

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