Mar 6, 2024 Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health Retains its Position as New Jersey’s Only National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center

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From Left to Right: Jack Morris, chair of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Board of Trustees; Mark E. Manigan President and CEO, RWJBarnabas Health; Governor Phil Murphy, State of New Jersey; Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS Director, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Senior Vice President, Oncology Services, RWJBarnabas Health and Jonathan Holloway President, Rutgers University

New Brunswick, N.J., March 5, 2024 - Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey together with RWJBarnabas Health, the state’s leading cancer center and only Comprehensive Cancer Center as recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), has scored in the “exceptional” range and was redesignated by the National Cancer Institute, placing it among the top cancer centers reviewed in 2023. The prestigious designation from the NCI, held by only 56 such centers across the nation, is granted competitively to institutions characterized by the highest level of scientific excellence in cancer research and the ability to translate research discoveries into novel treatments. Read more at cinj.org.

Steven K. Libutti, MD, FACS - Rutgers Cancer Institute Director and senior vice president of oncology services at RWJBarnabas Health.

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