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Cover Story
Cancer History ProjectFree
By Alexandria Carolan and Katie Goldberg
The ASCO annual meeting began in 1964 as a group of 51 physicians finalizing the bylaws of the organization—and has since turned into a much-anticipated global event that brings together 35,000 to 40,000 people across all areas of oncology.
In Brief
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![In Brief](https://cdn.cancerletter.com/media/2019/05/03155624/in-brief-3.jpg)
Clinical Roundup
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![Clinical Roundup](https://cdn.cancerletter.com/media/2019/05/03161627/clinical_roundup.jpg)
Drugs & Targets
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![Drugs & Targets](https://cdn.cancerletter.com/media/2019/05/03161633/targets2.jpg)
NCI Trials
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![NCI Trials](https://cdn.cancerletter.com/media/2019/05/03161630/CTEP.jpg)
NCI Trials for June 2022
The National Cancer Institute approved the following clinical research studies last month.
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