“We stand at the edge of discovery, and on the brink of losing it,” said Patricia M. LoRusso, the 2024-2025 president of the American Association for Cancer Research. “I believe this is the most scientifically promising moment in the history of cancer research.”
The Association of American Cancer Institutes sent a letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya expressing concern about the proposed NIH policy change that would centralize all grant reviews to the Center for Scientific Review (The Cancer Letter, March 7, 2025).
HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon told NPR that HHS will reduce all contracts by 35%.
The National Cancer Registrars Association launched an advocacy campaign asking the public to contact their representatives and insist upon the protection of essential public health professionals and adequate funding of cancer prevention and research.
David Ryan was named the inaugural president of the Mass General Brigham’s Cancer Institute following a national search process.
Diane Reidy-Lagunes joined Duke University School of Medicine’s Department of Medicine as chief of the Division of Medical Oncology, effective April 1.
UVA Health opened an expanded cancer infusion and clinic space at Pantops in Albemarle County.
Brian Druker ran the marathon with his daughter, Julia, to celebrate her May 2025 college graduation and law school applications (The Cancer Letter, April 4, 2025).
The American Association for Cancer Research has established the AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grant Program.
A novel combination therapy offers better outcomes for patients with KRAS G12C metastatic colorectal cancer that have stopped responding to chemotherapy, according to a phase III clinical trial by researchers at City of Hope.
