Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center received a five-year, $13 million NCI SPORE grant in August to improve cancer outcomes.
The Department of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received more than $10 million in federal funding for several projects focusing on brain tumor research.
Ten oncology practices in the United States received grant funding from the American Society of Clinical Oncology to participate in the society's Quality Oncology Practice Initiative and Quality Training Program.
PharmaMar and Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. have entered into an exclusive license agreement for lurbinectedin in the United States.
The Senate Dec. 12 voted 72-18 to confirm Stephen Hahn as FDA commissioner.
Even moderate levels of alcohol consumption appear to be associated with a higher risk of some cancers—including cancers of the female breast—as well as adverse cardiovascular health effects, NCI researchers wrote in JAMA.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Dec. 10 marked the opening of David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care, a $1.5 billion cancer treatment facility, a 750,000-square-foot building which will open for patient care next month.
Thomas Jefferson University has received a $70 million gift from Sidney and Caroline Kimmel for The Caroline Kimmel Biomedical Research Building, which will expand Jefferson's research capacity.
Edmondo Robinson was named senior vice president and chief digital innovation officer at Moffitt Cancer Center.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has been granted formal approval from NCI to realign the four research programs funded by its NCI Cancer Center Support Grant.
