University of Cincinnati receives $2.3M from NCI to visualize CAR T cells within the body

The Directors: Ben Ho Park and Suresh Ramalingam discuss tough times, uncertainty, and resilience
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Vol.51 No.33

By Claire Marie Porter, Jacquelyn Cobb and Paul Goldberg

NCAB approves five reissue concepts

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On Capitol Hill, NIH gets congressional support and RFK Jr. gets slammed

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Vol.51 No.32

Capitol Hill

House committee’s FY26 spending bill increases NCI funding by $48M, NIH by $99M
House joins Senate in rejecting Trump’s proposed 40% NIH cuts

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Vol.51 No.32

By Jacquelyn Cobb and Paul Goldberg

Guest Editorial

Curing cancer or curbing immigration: A question of national morality and priority

In December 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act and declared a “War on Cancer.” In the past 54 years, the U.S. has invested $180 billion nominally, or approximately $322 billion when adjusted for inflation, in cancer research. This investment has paid dividends with more than 100 anticancer drugs brought to market in half a century—virtually all traceable to National Cancer Institute funding.

Julie Bauman named deputy chair of NRG Oncology’s NCORP research program, Ryan Burri named vice chair of Veteran Affairs research

Julie BaumanRyan BurriNRG Oncology, an NCI National Clinical Trials Network group focused on multi-center clinical research, appointed Julie Bauman as deputy chair of the Community Oncology Research Program.

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Vol.51 No.32

University of Cincinnati receives $2.3M from NCI to visualize CAR T cells within the body

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The Directors: Ben Ho Park and Suresh Ramalingam discuss tough times, uncertainty, and resilience
“If you’re going to be an oncologist, we look at the glass 5% full, not 95% empty.”

House committee’s FY26 spending bill increases NCI funding by $48M, NIH by $99M
House joins Senate in rejecting Trump’s proposed 40% NIH cuts