NCI releases names of members of ad hoc working group—filling the void left by BSA

NCI’s new CCSG is the result of “thousands of hours” of listening, negotiations, surprises
New NOFO aims to shrink applications by 40%

Late next month, NCI is expected to publish the new criteria it uses to bestow designations on America’s network of cancer centers.

NCAB ad hoc working group seeks to define its role as it approves eight reissue concepts
“We could do a lot more than be another committee to check the RFAs before they go to the next level.”

Members of the National Cancer Advisory Board’s ad hoc Working Group on Extramural Research Concepts and Programs at a recent meeting struggled to define the new group’s the role and raised concerns about some initial growing pains.

Dinah Singer retires from NCI, remains at NIH as Scientist Emeritus

Dinah S. Singer is now an NIH Scientist Emeritus after retiring from NCI in June.

October 30, 2026

Vol.52 No.40

In Brief

University of Illinois’ Andrei Gartel receives NCI grant to study AML

NCI awarded a two-year $422,000 grant to University of Illinois Cancer Center member Andrei Gartel to examine what might influence differences in outcomes for some patients with acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive blood cancer with persistently poor outcomes in which relapse is common.

October 30, 2026

Vol.52 No.40

Podcast

Cancer breakthroughs hit the clinic, cancer policy hits the ballot box

In this episode of The Cancer Letter Podcast, Paul Goldberg, editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, and Jacquelyn Cobb, managing editor, discuss promising developments in cancer research and the growing prominence of cancer as an election issue in Iowa.

October 28, 2026

Perspective

California’s Prop 38 is an historic approach to funding medical research, immunology
The $8.4B bond makes a long-term investment in a field with life-saving power

Throughout my career as a physician and scientist, I’ve seen ideas once considered impossible become breakthroughs that save lives. They happened because talented scientists had the resources, institutions, and sustained support to pursue ambitious ideas. Most importantly, they knew patients could not afford to wait.

October 23, 2026

Vol.52 No.39

By Arie S. Belldegrun

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NCI releases names of members of ad hoc working group—filling the void left by BSA

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NCI’s new CCSG is the result of “thousands of hours” of listening, negotiations, surprisesNew NOFO aims to shrink applications by 40%

NCAB ad hoc working group seeks to define its role as it approves eight reissue concepts“We could do a lot more than be another committee to check the RFAs before they go to the next level.”

Dinah Singer retires from NCI, remains at NIH as Scientist Emeritus

University of Illinois’ Andrei Gartel receives NCI grant to study AML

Cancer breakthroughs hit the clinic, cancer policy hits the ballot box

California’s Prop 38 is an historic approach to funding medical research, immunologyThe $8.4B bond makes a long-term investment in a field with life-saving power

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NCI’s new CCSG is the result of “thousands of hours” of listening, negotiations, surprises
New NOFO aims to shrink applications by 40%

NCAB ad hoc working group seeks to define its role as it approves eight reissue concepts
“We could do a lot more than be another committee to check the RFAs before they go to the next level.”

California’s Prop 38 is an historic approach to funding medical research, immunology
The $8.4B bond makes a long-term investment in a field with life-saving power