NCI has issued a Request for Information seeking input from developers of multi-cancer early detection liquid biopsy tests, with the goal of launching an NCI-sponsored randomized controlled screening clinical trial of these tools.
Racial and ethnic inequities are pervasive in clinical research—from the systemic factors that deter underrepresented populations from pursuing careers in science and medicine, to the discrimination, lack of support, and other hardships faced by those who do enter the biomedical profession.
“I think we have to be thoughtful about our expectations and not overpromise because the next steps may take longer for us than, say, the rapid development of anti–PD-1 therapies,” Jedd D. Wolchok said.
The acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America will allow City of Hope to build a national network of cancer centers that is fundamentally different from those of other cancer centers.
Fifty physicians and scientists who review grant proposals at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas have signed a strongly-worded statement in protest of recent Texas policies and laws that “severely undermine” public health.
Starting next week, NIH will require grantees to make more specific and timely disclosures of financial and resource contributions from outside sources.
Fifty years ago, the National Cancer Act was signed into law, providing the National Cancer Institute with new authority to expand discoveries in basic, clinical, and translational science, which included building a nationwide network of cancer centers to treat thousands of patients each day.
The Cancer History Project archives the histories of each of its contributing institutions, whether through profiles of institutions, interactive timeline, photo galleries, and more.
As we head into the third year of the global COVID-19 pandemic, everyone would just like it to be over.
As omicron infections and hospitalizations continue to peak in the U.S., a high-stakes battle over the national public health response is being fought in the rafters of political Washington.
