NIH and FDA envision transforming the way clinical trials are done across the biomedical research enterprise.Â
NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at NCI is marking 50 years of cancer surveillance.
Researchers from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received two grants totaling $9.1 million from NCI to advance liquid biopsy technologies for the early detection of cancer, which can significantly improve treatment outcomes and reduce the number of deaths caused by the disease.
A report suggests that Lung-MAP, which for almost a decade has undergirded the first NCI-sponsored precision medicine clinical trial in lung cancer, can serve as a model for future clinical research that is more rapid, innovative, and inclusive.
The gridlock in Washington is taking a toll on federally funded cancer research as the partisan wrangling in Congress over border security and funding for Israel and Ukraine shows no sign of relenting.
Worta McCaskill-Stevens, MD, died on Nov. 15 from complications from a sarcoma. She was 74.
Worta McCaskill-Stevens, MD, a medical oncologist, former director of the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP), and a tireless champion of addressing cancer disparities, passed away peacefully on Nov. 15. We share our deep condolences with her family, friends, colleagues, and those she impacted in her accomplished and inspirational career.
President Joe Biden on Nov. 17 announced his intent to appoint W. Kimryn Rathmell as NCI director.
The Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy and the Icahn Genomics Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received a $5 million grant from NCI to establish a center dedicated to the discovery and development of cutting-edge targets for cancer therapy.
Monica M. Bertagnolli, the 16th NCI director, has been confirmed as the 17th director of NIH—six months after the White House first named her to lead the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.
