Pragmatica-Lung, the first study born from a broader effort by NCI, FDA, industry, academia, and advocacy groups to modernize the clinical trial process, has begun enrolling patients.
Richard M. Simon, NCI biostatistician who likely set a record for the number of first-authored papers, and whose interests included country music, horseback riding and ballroom dancing, died May 9, at age 80. Simon joined NCI in 1974.
