On Oct. 16, 2002, scientists from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
On Jun. 16, 2000, Dendreon announced its initial public offering of 4,500,000 shares of common stock at $10.00…
In 1999, the Vancouver Prostate Centre received a $20 million donation by Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison, the largest…
On Dec. 22, 1998, Washington University – St. Louis researcher Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD and colleagues developed a…
In 1998, the The Prostate Centre at VGH, now known as the Vancouver Prostate Centre, was founded. The…
On Jun. 10, 1993, the U.S. Congress signed the National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act, P.L. 103-43. The…
In 1992, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded the Pacific Health Research Institute its largest and most enduring…
In 1992, Dendreon was founded, and its lead product, Provenge, was an immunotherapy for prostate cancer. Dendreon filed…
In 1991, U.S. Senator Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) underwent a state-of-the-art procedure at Stanford University Hospital to attack his…
In 1989, researcher William J. Catalona, MD of Washington University – St. Louis began a study that established…
In February 1986, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Hybritech’s Tandem-R PSA assay (P850048) with calibration…
In 1985, nerve-sparing prostatectomy, designed to preserve potency and urinary continence, was introduced. This procedure resulted in markedly…
In 1984, the American Chemical Society (ACS) awarded the Priestley Medal to Linus Pauling ‘for his numerous contributions…
In 1974, the Cancer Center of Wake Forest University (CCCWFU), became a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center….
In 1972, The Wistar Institute was designated the first National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center in basic research…
On Sept. 21, 1960, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials announced the last remaining major source of…
In 1941, Charles Huggins discovers that blocking male hormones (by removal of the testicles or administration of estrogens)…