Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Wistar establish Caspar Wistar Bacchieri Disparities Fellowship

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

Over the course of his first six months as NCI director, Anthony Letai has contended with federal budget turbulence, a record-setting government shutdown, and concerns about the flow of over research dollars.

April 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.14

By Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg

California state-funded institute scraps selection process that put cancer projects at a disadvantage
Cancer researchers are resubmitting applications to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a state agency tasked with awarding billions of dollars of scientific funding for stem cell and gene therapy, has rescinded a controversial policy that was disrupting the flow of funding to cancer research.

NCI slated to get a $9 million raise as Trump’s budget proposes about 10% cut for NIH

Budgets can surprise you, and the White House budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 is more surprising than most.

April 03, 2026

Vol.52 No.13

By Paul Goldberg

Podcast The Directors

The Directors: Wistar’s Altieri and ChristianaCare’s Petrelli say partnership of their institutions will go on as the guard changes

Leadership is changing at The Wistar Institute and the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute in the months to come—but the leaders of the two institutions say that this will have little if any effect on the clinical-research collaboration that they have spent the past 15years building (The Cancer Letter, July 12, 2019).

March 27, 2026

Vol.52 No.12

By Sara Willa Ernst and Paul Goldberg

In Brief

Mass General Brigham receives $50M gift for gene and cell therapy research

Mass General Brigham has received a $50 million gift for gene and cell therapy research. The gift, made by anonymous donors, will advance clinical research by experts at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute and throughout the system, to deliver treatments for patients with cancer and other diseases.

March 13, 2026

Vol.52 No.10

Cancer Policy

House member introduces bill to increase funding for MCD testing of firefighters

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced the FIRE Cancer Act on Feb. 27. The piece of legislation seeks to increase grant dollars available to local fire departments, specifically earmarked for cancer prevention, “including providing multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests.”

March 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.09

By Sara Willa Ernst

Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Wistar establish Caspar Wistar Bacchieri Disparities Fellowship

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NCI slated to get a $9 million raise as Trump’s budget proposes about 10% cut for NIH

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Mass General Brigham receives $50M gift for gene and cell therapy research

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Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

California state-funded institute scraps selection process that put cancer projects at a disadvantage
Cancer researchers are resubmitting applications to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine