

Cover Story
Free
By Matthew Bin Han Ong
Jill Biden stopped by at NCI earlier this week to reaffirm the Bidens' pledge to “fight cancer as we know it”—an early signal that cancer research is near the top of the national agenda at the Biden-Harris White House.
In Brief


Clinical Roundup


Drugs & Targets
NCI Trials


NCI Trials for February 2021
The National Cancer Institute approved the following clinical research studies last month.
Trending Stories
- Imaging’s ride to the bottom in clinical trials—and why it matters now
- In the Headlines: Is oncology ready to move away from animal testing?
- Rick and Mary Pazdur on facing “the other side of the stethoscope”
A few months before Mary died of ovarian cancer, the couple shared how this experience shaped their perspectives on oncology - FY25 paylines drop to 4th percentile—a historic low—as NCI braces for Trump’s FY26 budget cuts
- The Directors: Mark Evers and Steven Libutti on riding out the tempest—and maintaining research momentum
As oncology braces for funding, Medicaid cuts, these two directors tell young investigators not to panic - NIH says it’s moving away from animal-based models