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March 28, 2025Mar 28, 2025

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Cover Story

Jonathan Friedberg tells us how he built a cancer center in an underserved area of New York State

The University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute last week was named the 73rd NCI-designated cancer center. Now, New York State has eight NCI-designated cancer centers. Only California has more—ten.

Capitol Hill

Kennedy announces massive cuts, centralization at HHS—NCI and FDA hit
Also this week: Columbia yields, Makary and Bhattacharya confirmed, tariffs on pharmaceuticals, and more changes impacting oncology

By Claire Marie Porter and Jacquelyn Cobb

News Analysis

DOD cancer research programs face 57% funding cut in year-long continuing resolution
Pancreatic, lung, kidney cancer research programs eliminated

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Guest Editorial

Rathmell: We must support our junior colleagues
“Empathy and listening is a key place to start”

By W. Kimryn Rathmell

Guest Editorial

Weill Cancer Hub East to investigate connections between metabolism and anti-tumor immunity
Weill Cornell, Rockefeller, Princeton and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research showcase the power of collaboration

By Jedd D. Wolchok, Joshua D. Rabinowitz and Sohail Tavazoie

Building a nationally integrated cancer research and treatment network

By Edward S. Kim

Free In the Archives

Breast cancer activists in the 90s got DOD to fund cancer research—now that program has been gutted

Podcasts

In The Headlines: HHS shakeup threatens a legacy of medical breakthroughs

“For the last 50 years every major medical breakthrough can be traced back to investments in the NIH, which houses the National Cancer Institute (NCI),” said Wayne A. I. Frederick, interim chief executive officer of American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

In Brief

Weill Cancer Hub East established to investigate interplay between nutrition, metabolism, and immunotherapy

Keith Flaherty to become president-elect of AACR for 2025-2026, Michael Caligiuri named treasurer

Karen Knudsen joins Paradigm Health’s board of directors as company prepares launch of AI-driven clinical trial data collection and management application

Beverly Ginsburg Cooper honored with ACCA Career Achievement award

Jeffrey Lee named chief medical executive at MD Anderson

Michael Chan named chair of Wake Forest’s Department of Radiation Oncology

Walter Curran, Jr. named Whitaker Endowed Chief of Piedmont Oncology

John Turchi named inaugural executive director of Indiana University’s Tom and Julie Wood Center for Lung Cancer

Tracy Smith named co-leader of CPC Research Program at MUSC Hollings

Cancer Research Institute commits $2.5M to fund postdoc fellowships

Clinical Roundup

Even light daily physical activity linked to lower cancer risk, NIH and Oxford study shows

Study reinforces Tagrisso as the backbone therapy for EGFR-mutated lung cancer

Pandemic caused temporary disruptions in CRC screening and minimal impact on diagnosis, two studies show

Investigational Orca-T treatment for hematologic malignancies meets primary endpoint in phase III trial

UT Health San Antonio-led research discovers how to slow or block recurrence of glioblastoma

Mutated cells can persist for years without becoming cancer and need an inflammatory “push” for malignancy to occur, COH study shows

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves cabozantinib for patients 12 and up with pNET and epNET

FDA approves prostate cancer imaging agent Gozellix

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