Hoping to hit a $200M target, NCI and FNIH develop a plan for advancing cancer vaccines NCI Director Letai: “How aggressive can we be?”

The Directors: Directors of two Midwestern cancer centers tell us about the challenging healthcare economics in rural areas
“Institutions are feeling crunched in so many different directions”

How’s this for a paradox: The better cancer centers become at keeping patients alive, the more expensive cancer care becomes. This brutal tradeoff hits harder in rural areas, where the cancer burden is higher and the investigator and clinical trial representation is lower.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

By Paul Goldberg and Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

OMB draft rule politicizing research should be rescinded, House Dems urge in a letter to Bhattacharya

Democratic leaders of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are urging NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya to voice objections to a proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget that would give the administration unprecedented political control over government-funded science.

FDA clears a way for dramatic reduction in animal toxicology studies in cancer

FDA has issued a draft guidance to reduce unnecessary animal testing in nonclinical safety assessments for some cancer pharmaceuticals.

June 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.24

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

NCI renews the UC San Diego Moores CCSG, committing $25M

University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center has received a five-year, $25 million Cancer Center Support Grant from NCI.

June 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.24

Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back
“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.”

The White House Office of Management and Budget has published a “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” a proposed rule that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research. On the other side are America’s scientists who aren’t just crying foul—they are readying for a political fight.

House bill gives NCI $7.4 billion in FY 2027—$110 million above current budget

On June 9, the House Appropriations Committee passed its version of the fiscal year 2027 spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

June 12, 2026

Vol.52 No.23

By Paul Goldberg

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Hoping to hit a $200M target, NCI and FNIH develop a plan for advancing cancer vaccines

NCI Director Letai: “How aggressive can we be?”

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The Directors: Directors of two Midwestern cancer centers tell us about the challenging healthcare economics in rural areas“Institutions are feeling crunched in so many different directions”

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House bill gives NCI $7.4 billion in FY 2027—$110 million above current budget

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The Directors: Directors of two Midwestern cancer centers tell us about the challenging healthcare economics in rural areas
“Institutions are feeling crunched in so many different directions”

Proposed OMB rule aims at the heart of the U.S. research enterprise—and scientists are fighting back
“The question isn’t whether politics will influence research. Under this proposal, that’s the point. That’s their goal.”