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Advancing Cancer Discovery and Innovation

Ranked #1 in hospital medical research in the U.S. according to the National Institutes of Health, we are transforming cancer care, driving innovation, and improving patient outcomes with more effective diagnostics, therapeutics, procedures, and technology.

Cancer blood test detects remaining cancer after surgery

Learn more about the blood test Mass General Brigham researchers helped to develop to detect remaining cancer cells after surgery.

Aparna Parikh, MD and Ryan Corcoran, MD, PhD in lab

Leaders and experts in proton therapy

Mass General Brigham is home to the only proton therapy site in New England and was one of the first institutions to use this innovative technology to treat cancer.

Helen Shih, MD with a patient in the proton therapy center

Personalizing head and neck skin cancer treatments with AI

Physician-scientist Kevin Emerick, MD, and principal investigator, Sophia Shalhout, PhD, are collaborating to use AI to customize cancer treatments for head and neck non-melanoma skin cancers.

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Minimally invasive robotic surgery for patients with gastric cancer

Increased surgical precision and range of motion afforded by the robotic instruments allow us to offer minimally invasive gastrectomy, an alternative treatment option.

Da vinci surgery robot modern process. Futuristic operating technologies.

Using fluorescence lifetime imaging to distinguish tumors from normal tissue

Researcher Anand T. N. Kumar, PhD, discovered how to use fluorescence lifetime imaging to distinguish tumor cells from normal tissue. Learn how his research could transform cancer surgery.

Anand Kumar lab

The visionary future of CAR T-cell therapy

Our clinician-researchers discuss the power and evolution of immune therapies, specifically, CAR T-cell therapy in treating cancer, and one patient tells the story of his diagnosis and life-changing experience in a clinical trial.

CAR T-cell lab

Treating liver cancer using hepatic arterial infusion pumps

In cases of liver metastases originating from colorectal cancers, patients presenting with unresectable tumors may have limited treatment options. Hepatic arterial infusion pump (HAIP) therapy offers an effective treatment option.

Hepatic pump surgery team at Mass General

Revolutionizing immunotherapy

While immunotherapy has altered the landscape of metastatic melanoma, a team of researchers and physician-investigators intends to find answers for patients whose cancers fail to respond to this transformative therapy.

Moshe Sade-Feldman, PhD, Russell Jenkins, MD, PhD, and Genevieve M. Boland, MD, PhD