Yale Cancer Center researchers were awarded a $2.8 million grant from NCI to evaluate and model cytokine signaling related to immunotherapy for cancer.
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., have signed a companion diagnostic agreement and applied to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to expand the use of the Oncomine Dx Target Test in Japan.
By making lung cancer screening available to a larger population, the new guideline from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force could save an additional 120 lives per 100,000 Americans, said Michael J. Barry, a member of the Task Force, and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended expanding the eligible age range and broadening the risk threshold for annual low-dose CT screening for lung cancer.
A House subcommittee July 7 marked up a spending bill that proposes a $5.275 billion increase for NIH.
Yale Cancer Center researchers received a $2.8 million grant from NCI to evaluate and model cytokine signaling related to immunotherapy for cancer.
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC announced a $5 million gift from the Rosalie and Harold Rae Brown Charitable Foundation.
Alexander Drilon was named chief of the Early Drug Development Service in the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Nancy R. Daly was named chief executive officer of Conquer Cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology Foundation.
Association for Clinical Oncology has established a political action committee, also called the ASCO Association PAC.
