Shutdown precluded NCI officials from appearing at AACI/CCAF annual meeting

Site visits are gone, but outlook for new, centralized CCSG review is bright

One of the first things that happened as part of President Donald Trump’s “flooding of the zone” in January was the disappearance of the site visit as part of the Cancer Center Support Grant review.

November 05, 2025

NCI News Analysis

Cancer centers adapt to life without site visits as NIH changes CCSG review

Love them or hate them, site visits have been a part of the culture of NCI-designated cancer centers for decades, shaping the process for admitting members to the elite club and influencing internal politics within institutions.

Vinai Gondi, Bridget Koontz, Priya Rastogi, Lisa Lenrow named to NRG Oncology committee leadership

Vinai GondiBridget KoontzPriya RastogiLisa LenrowNRG Oncology, an NCI National Clinical Trials Network group focused on improving outcomes for adults with cancer through multi-center clinical research, recently announced changes in leadership across multiple committees.

October 31, 2025

Vol.51 No.40

Guest Editorial

Study finds no correlation between cancer burden in catchment areas and cancer centers’ CCSG funding

When the idea of looking at cancer center funding and the cancer burden of cancer center catchment areas came to us in the summer of 2024, we lived in a different context.

October 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.38

By Todd Burus, Caree McAfee and Pamela C. Hull

In Brief

Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute joins AACI

The Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute has been accepted into the Association of American Cancer Institutes, a recognition of its commitment to excellence in cancer research, treatment, education, and community outreach and engagement.

October 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.38

NCI

Anthony Letai sworn in as 18th NCI director

Anthony G. Letai, accompanied by his wife Jean, was sworn in by HHS Secretary Kennedy as the 18th NCI Director on Sept. 29.Anthony G. Letai, a physician-scientist at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been officially named the 18th director of the National Cancer Institute.

October 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.36

By Claire Marie Porter