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On Day 2 as director of NYU Perlmutter, Anirban Maitra talks about the advantages of running a matrix cancer center

Last summer, Anirban Maitra, a pathologist specializing in pancreatic cancer, joined the NYU Langone Health Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center to co-lead its Gastrointestinal Cancer Center.

February 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.05

By Paul Goldberg

NCI

Letai: NCAB’s ad hoc working group plays major role in advising NCI on extramural research
The group replaced the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors

The new ad hoc working group of the National Cancer Advisory Board will play a key role in shaping NCI’s extramural priorities, NCI Director Anthony Letai said at the group’s inaugural meeting Feb. 6.

February 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.05

By Claire Marie Porter

Black History Month Podcast

Black History Month: Otis Brawley shares how lessons learned in West Side Detroit shape his stance on cancer prevention
“Trying to realize how good we actually could be if our system were truly efficient is what Otis is all about”

Growing up in inner-city Detroit, Otis Brawley had a thriving community made up of his parents, Jesuit priests, friends, and neighbors encouraging him that he could do anything he put his mind to.

February 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.05

By Robert A. Winn, Otis W. Brawley and Preston Willett

Capitol Hill

After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into law
NIH gets $415M raise, NCI gets $128M more, CDMRP funding largely restored

On Feb. 3, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, by a vote of 217 to 214. Later that day, President Donald Trump signed the bill into law, officially ending the brief partial government shutdown that began on Jan. 31.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a profound, albeit not immediately obvious, impact on cancer

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed significant changes to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for model year 2022-2031, affecting passenger and light trucks.

February 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.05

By Ken Kobayashi and Joan H. Schiller

Cancer Policy

NIH’s Bhattacharya acknowledges absence of causal link between vaccines and autism

Pressed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya acknowledged that he is not aware of any study pointing to a causal link between vaccines and autism.

February 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.05

By Sara Willa Ernst

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Long-awaited trial of checkpoint inhibitor in breast cancer

produces 2-month PFS gain; no final OS advantage seen—yet

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On Day 2 as director of NYU Perlmutter, Anirban Maitra talks about the advantages of running a matrix cancer center

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Black History Month: Otis Brawley shares how lessons learned in West Side Detroit shape his stance on cancer prevention“Trying to realize how good we actually could be if our system were truly efficient is what Otis is all about”

After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into lawNIH gets $415M raise, NCI gets $128M more, CDMRP funding largely restored

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a profound, albeit not immediately obvious, impact on cancer

NIH’s Bhattacharya acknowledges absence of causal link between vaccines and autism

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Letai: NCAB’s ad hoc working group plays major role in advising NCI on extramural research
The group replaced the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors

Black History Month: Otis Brawley shares how lessons learned in West Side Detroit shape his stance on cancer prevention
“Trying to realize how good we actually could be if our system were truly efficient is what Otis is all about”

After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into law
NIH gets $415M raise, NCI gets $128M more, CDMRP funding largely restored