NCI faces prospect of an 11% cut in FY25—another setback in a period of tight budgets and sliding paylines

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

Over the course of his first six months as NCI director, Anthony Letai has contended with federal budget turbulence, a record-setting government shutdown, and concerns about the flow of over research dollars.

April 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.14

By Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg

Guest Editorial

America needs a new blueprint for the National Cancer Program
First step: Develop Version 2.0 of Paul Calabresi’s “Cancer at a Crossroads”

Recently, a friend lent me a copy of a decades-old report, and by old, I mean a classic.

April 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.14

By Robert A. Winn

California state-funded institute scraps selection process that put cancer projects at a disadvantage
Cancer researchers are resubmitting applications to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, a state agency tasked with awarding billions of dollars of scientific funding for stem cell and gene therapy, has rescinded a controversial policy that was disrupting the flow of funding to cancer research.

Cancer AI Alliance announces first wave of pilot projects

Cancer AI Alliance announced its first wave of eight pilot projects across a federated learning platform. These projects represent the first wave of the organization’s efforts and aim to demonstrate that it is possible to analyze vast amounts of data while keeping patient privacy secure at the local level.

April 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.14

Cancer Policy

NCI slated to get a $9 million raise as Trump’s budget proposes about 10% cut for NIH

Budgets can surprise you, and the White House budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 is more surprising than most.

April 03, 2026

Vol.52 No.13

By Paul Goldberg

Podcast The Directors

The Directors: Wistar’s Altieri and ChristianaCare’s Petrelli say partnership of their institutions will go on as the guard changes

Leadership is changing at The Wistar Institute and the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute in the months to come—but the leaders of the two institutions say that this will have little if any effect on the clinical-research collaboration that they have spent the past 15years building (The Cancer Letter, July 12, 2019).

March 27, 2026

Vol.52 No.12

By Sara Willa Ernst and Paul Goldberg

NCI faces prospect of an 11% cut in FY25—another setback in a period of tight budgets and sliding paylines

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NCI faces prospect of an 11% cut in FY25—another setback in a period of tight budgets and sliding paylines

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Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdyNCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

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California state-funded institute scraps selection process that put cancer projects at a disadvantageCancer researchers are resubmitting applications to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Cancer AI Alliance announces first wave of pilot projects

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The Directors: Wistar’s Altieri and ChristianaCare’s Petrelli say partnership of their institutions will go on as the guard changes

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Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

America needs a new blueprint for the National Cancer Program
First step: Develop Version 2.0 of Paul Calabresi’s “Cancer at a Crossroads”

California state-funded institute scraps selection process that put cancer projects at a disadvantage
Cancer researchers are resubmitting applications to the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine