About nine out of 10 new cancer drugs successfully clear preclinical development hurdles, but then they fail in human clinical testing. A new partnership facilitated by SAIC-Frederick Inc. aims to help change that outcome. The partnership brings together The UC Davis Cancer Center, The Jackson...
The National Cancer Institute has awarded $11.5 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to lead a five-year, Seattle-based breast cancer research consortium. The goal of the endeavor is to positively impact breast cancer prevention, detection, treatment and care of women who have or...
Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed today's announcement by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST) as a seminal moment for the lung cancer community. "Now we have validation from the NCI that screening people at high risk for lung cancer with CT...
Because a robust national clinical trials network is essential to achieving advances in cancer treatment and prevention, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) should preserve and strengthen the capabilities of the Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program through an overhaul of its organization...