AACR to Congress: Act on PPE, ventilator and testing shortages

Hoping to hit a $200M target, NCI and FNIH develop a plan for advancing cancer vaccines
NCI Director Letai: “How aggressive can we be?”

A public-private effort, spearheaded by NCI Director Anthony Letai, and led by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, is working to speed up the development of therapeutic cancer vaccines.

March 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.11

By Claire Marie Porter

NCI

A new working group will conduct site visits and advise NCAB and NCI director on cancer center grants

The National Cancer Advisory Board has established an ad hoc working group that will assess cancer centers as part of the designation process. The decision was approved unanimously with one abstention at the NCAB meeting March 17.

Letai: “From this point forward, it really is much more like business as usual at the NCI.”

NCI Director Anthony Letai appeared before the National Cancer Advisory Board Committee March 17 to maneuver through thorny topics while reiterating his message of reassurance: Stability. Stability. Stability.

March 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.11

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Early-onset colorectal cancer demands a new research playbook

Colorectal cancer is no longer a disease confined to older adults.

The reconstitution of ACIP and changes to CDC’s childhood vaccine schedule were likely illegal, judge rules

Judge Brian E. Murphy, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocked a series of recent changes to the CDC vaccine schedule.

EPA proposes amendments to weaken emission limits on ethylene oxide

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a series of amendments to weaken regulations on emissions of ethylene oxide, a gas that is primarily used to sterilize medical devices and equipment.

March 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.11

By Sara Willa Ernst

AACR to Congress: Act on PPE, ventilator and testing shortages

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The reconstitution of ACIP and changes to CDC’s childhood vaccine schedule were likely illegal, judge rules

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AACR to Congress: Act on PPE, ventilator and testing shortages

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Hoping to hit a $200M target, NCI and FNIH develop a plan for advancing cancer vaccinesNCI Director Letai: “How aggressive can we be?”

A new working group will conduct site visits and advise NCAB and NCI director on cancer center grants

Letai: “From this point forward, it really is much more like business as usual at the NCI.”

Early-onset colorectal cancer demands a new research playbook

The reconstitution of ACIP and changes to CDC’s childhood vaccine schedule were likely illegal, judge rules

EPA proposes amendments to weaken emission limits on ethylene oxide

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Hoping to hit a $200M target, NCI and FNIH develop a plan for advancing cancer vaccines
NCI Director Letai: “How aggressive can we be?”