SU2C, Jazz Pharmaceuticals form $4M research collaboration on hard-to-treat cancers

Letai announces: NCI met FY26 goal of full funding payout

In a post on NCI’s LinkedIn, NCI Director Anthony Letai confirmed that the institute has fully awarded and paid out all of its grant funding for the Fiscal Year 2026.

October 16, 2026

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

FDA launches Rare Disease Framework Initiative for drug development

FDA announced the Rare Disease Framework Initiative to reimagine the development of drugs and biologics for rare diseases.

October 16, 2026

Cancer Policy

FDA seeks nominations for the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee, announces new members

FDA is requesting nominations by Dec. 14 for voting members to serve on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee.

October 16, 2026

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As FDA sidesteps the question of Galleri’s clinical benefit, NCI’s Letai has “some concerns”

As the oncology community waits with bated breath for a possible FDA approval of GRAIL’s Galleri test, NCI Director Anthony Letai has a lot to say about multi-cancer detection tests—particularly Galleri.

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NCI Regulatory News

Letai: MCEDs are a “great ideal”—alas, the data don’t support widespread use
“Projecting sub-ideal tests across a large population can cause harm,” Letai says, as Galleri cruises toward FDA approval

As the debate around Galleri, the multi-cancer detection test developed by GRAIL Inc., rages on, fueled most recently by the full-steam-ahead support it has received from regulatory and legislative bodies, NCI Director Anthony Letai has turned his attention to the available data.

October 09, 2026

Vol.52 No.37

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Oncologist Rachna Shroff endows award to outlast her cancer diagnosis
“Because of my health, I have a profound desire to see this endowment come to fruition now”

When Rachna Shroff learned that she was facing a serious illness, she began thinking about what she wanted to leave behind.

October 09, 2026

Vol.52 No.37

By Claire Marie Porter

SU2C, Jazz Pharmaceuticals form $4M research collaboration on hard-to-treat cancers

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Letai: MCEDs are a “great ideal”—alas, the data don’t support widespread use
“Projecting sub-ideal tests across a large population can cause harm,” Letai says, as Galleri cruises toward FDA approval

Oncologist Rachna Shroff endows award to outlast her cancer diagnosis
“Because of my health, I have a profound desire to see this endowment come to fruition now”