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IU Simon Cancer Center director honored by Indiana governor INDIANAPOLIS -- (Jan. 13, 2009) -- Stephen Williams, M.D., the founding director of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, has been honored with a Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest honor an Indiana governor can bestow. More...Jan 13, 2009

IU Simon Cancer Center researcher's clinical trial may lead to safer treatments for blood cancers INDIANAPOLIS -- (Jan. 13, 2009) -- Researchers with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center are looking into ways to improve engraftment after human umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplants for patients with blood cancers. More...Jan 13, 2009

IU Simon Cancer Center breast oncologist elected ASCO president INDIANAPOLIS -- (Jan. 6, 2009) -- George W. Sledge Jr., M.D., a nationally recognized pioneer in the development of novel therapies for breast cancer, has been elected to become president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for a one-year term beginning in June 2010. He will take office as president-elect during ASCO’s 45th Annual Meeting in Orlando in June. More...Jan 06, 2009

Dr. Farag named associate director for clinical research at IU Simon Cancer Center INDIANAPOLIS -- (Jan. 6, 2009) -- Sherif Farag, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., has been named associate director for clinical research at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, effective Jan. 1. More...Jan 06, 2009