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

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Knight Cancer Institute receives record-setting $2B gift from the Knights—and self-governance within OHSU
Brian Druker returns to executive role as president of the new Knight Cancer Group

Phil and Penny Knight made a record-setting $2 billion gift to OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

August 14, 2025

The Directors: Mary Beckerle and Neli Ulrich on delivering cancer care across five states
Honoring the Jon Huntsman Sr. political perspective: “I’m not a member of any party except the Cancer Party”

Mary Beckerle, a whitewater kayaker, has advice for all the folks in the cancer field: never catastrophize, never panic.

Trump administration broke law by canceling DEI research grants, GAO finds

The Government Accountability Office, an independent, non-partisan congressional watchdog agency, found that NIH violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 when it cancelled nearly 2,000 research grants in an effort to comply with several of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, including “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing” (The Cancer Letter, Jan 24, 2025).

In phase III trial, epcoritamab regimen improves PFS in R/R follicular lymphoma

EPCORE FL-1 phase III trial results show that subcutaneous epcoritamab in combination with rituximab and lenalidomide reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 79% for patients with relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma.

August 08, 2025

Vol.51 No.31

In Brief

UIC, Northwestern, Moffitt researchers awarded $1.2M DOD grant for prostate cancer research

The U.S. Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program has awarded the Data Science Award and a $1.2 million grant to researchers Charles Gaber, Natalie Reizine, Todd Lee, Lucia Petito, and Jessica Islam.

August 01, 2025

Vol.51 No.30

City of Hope brings evidence-based approaches to integrative oncology

The landscape of cancer care is evolving rapidly, with growing recognition that optimal patient outcomes require a whole-person care approach that goes beyond cytotoxic and targeted therapies.

July 25, 2025

Vol.51 No.29

By Richard T. Lee

DOD cancer research programs face 57% funding cut in year-long continuing resolution

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DOD cancer research programs face 57% funding cut in year-long continuing resolution

Pancreatic, lung, kidney cancer research programs eliminated

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Knight Cancer Institute receives record-setting $2B gift from the Knights—and self-governance within OHSUBrian Druker returns to executive role as president of the new Knight Cancer Group

The Directors: Mary Beckerle and Neli Ulrich on delivering cancer care across five statesHonoring the Jon Huntsman Sr. political perspective: “I’m not a member of any party except the Cancer Party”

Trump administration broke law by canceling DEI research grants, GAO finds

In phase III trial, epcoritamab regimen improves PFS in R/R follicular lymphoma

UIC, Northwestern, Moffitt researchers awarded $1.2M DOD grant for prostate cancer research

City of Hope brings evidence-based approaches to integrative oncology

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Knight Cancer Institute receives record-setting $2B gift from the Knights—and self-governance within OHSU
Brian Druker returns to executive role as president of the new Knight Cancer Group

The Directors: Mary Beckerle and Neli Ulrich on delivering cancer care across five states
Honoring the Jon Huntsman Sr. political perspective: “I’m not a member of any party except the Cancer Party”