David Ryan named president of Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute

As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
What the scientific method obscures

We recently had the privilege of contributing to a CBS Sunday Morning story on the ongoing crisis in the federal support for research in general and cancer research in particular.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By George J. Weiner and Elizabeth M. Jaffee

In Brief

RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute welcomes first patients

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute officially opened the doors of the 12-story, 520,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center—the state’s only freestanding, comprehensive cancer hospital, one of just 13 in the nation.

June 27, 2025

Vol.51 No.25

Clinical Trials & Tribulations

Optimizing dosing of expensive and toxic oncology drugs: Making America healthier

There is general agreement that the United States spends too much on health care, especially on pharmaceuticals. But what we spend on drugs is not simply a function of price. If eggs double in price, people can simply cut the number of eggs they eat in half. Simply stated, cost is the product of (price per unit times the number of units purchased).

June 20, 2025

Vol.51 No.24

By Mark J. Ratain, David A. Hyman, Jill E. Feldman, Beth R. Jacobson and Allen S. Lichter

Podcast The Directors

The Directors: Candace Johnson and Jonathan Friedberg on living through uncertainty at NCI, payment woes
Directors of two neighboring cancer centers in Upstate New York will face challenges, but “we’ll get through it”

Candace S. Johnson leads America’s oldest cancer research center and Jonathan W. Friedberg leads the newest NCI-designated center. Their catchment areas are contiguous, their faculty and staff members collaborate often, and together their institutions embody the culture of NCI-designated cancer centers.

In first NCAB meeting since Trump’s inauguration, Lowy reflects on funding choices in lean times
“In the NCI director’s office, we have a photograph of a stone bridge, and it asks the question, which stone holds up the bridge? And the answer is all of them.”

In the first meeting of the National Cancer Advisory Board since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, NCI Principal Deputy Director Douglas R. Lowy addressed many of the burning questions the oncology field has for the institute. On indirect costs: NCI will continue to use previously negotiated and approved indirect cost rates, with the exception...

June 13, 2025

Vol.51 No.23

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Insights from ASCO 2025: Real-world evidence drives clinical decision-making

City of Hope researchers presented compelling real-world evidence and novel combination therapies at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting, with findings that could reshape treatment approaches for breast, colorectal, renal, and prostate cancers.

June 13, 2025

Vol.51 No.23

By City of Hope

David Ryan named president of Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute

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As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cutsWhat the scientific method obscures

RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute welcomes first patients

Optimizing dosing of expensive and toxic oncology drugs: Making America healthier

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In first NCAB meeting since Trump’s inauguration, Lowy reflects on funding choices in lean times“In the NCI director’s office, we have a photograph of a stone bridge, and it asks the question, which stone holds up the bridge? And the answer is all of them.”

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As cancer scientists, we must change how we engage with the public on the impact of NIH cuts
What the scientific method obscures

The Directors: Candace Johnson and Jonathan Friedberg on living through uncertainty at NCI, payment woes
Directors of two neighboring cancer centers in Upstate New York will face challenges, but “we’ll get through it”

In first NCAB meeting since Trump’s inauguration, Lowy reflects on funding choices in lean times
“In the NCI director’s office, we have a photograph of a stone bridge, and it asks the question, which stone holds up the bridge? And the answer is all of them.”