Government agencies said the biotechnology billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong had overstated the extent of their involvement in “Cancer MoonShot 2020,” the immunotherapy clinical trials program he put together.
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President Barack Obama announced a moonshot aimed at curing cancer, a project to be led by Vice President Joe Biden.
FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to an epidermal growth factor receptor mutant-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor, BI 1482694 (HM61713).
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL has received a unanimous vote of approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission for the opening of a new graduate school of biomedical sciences.
The American Association for Cancer Research and Bayer announced the 2016 AACR-Bayer Innovation and Discovery Grants program for meritorious projects that examine novel targets and biomarkers in oncology research.
The Association for Molecular Pathology responded to the FDA's call for oversight of laboratory developed tests, rebutting 20 case studies published by the federal agency that illustrated possible harms inflicted on patients when laboratories did not follow FDA requirements.
Steady reductions in smoking combined with advances in cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment have resulted in a 23 percent drop in the cancer death rate since its peak in 1991, according to the annual Cancer Statistics report from the American Cancer Society.
ST. JUDE announced a $20-million commitment from The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to support inpatient care. The Cohen Foundation's gift will help fund the construction of an inpatient care unit for children treated at the new Kay Research & Care Center on the St. Jude campus.
INOVA and George Mason University formed a partnership to conduct translational research. The partnership was announced by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
