Recent Press Releases
Early-phase trial demonstrates shrinkage in pediatric neural tumorsDecember 28, 2016In an early-phase clinical trial of a new oral drug, selumetinib, children with the common genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas, tumors of the peripheral nerves, tolerated selumetinib and, in most cases, responded to it with tumor shrinkage.
Cellular Immunotherapy Targets a Common Human Cancer MutationDecember 7, 2016In a study of an immune therapy for colorectal cancer that involved a single patient, researchers identified a method for targeting the cancer-causing protein produced by a mutant form of the KRAS gene.
No Safe Level of Smoking: Even low-intensity smokers are at increased risk of earlier deathDecember 5, 2016People who consistently smoked an average of less than one cigarette per day over their lifetimes had a 64 percent higher risk of earlier death than people who never smoked.
NCI collaborates with Multiple Myeloma Research FoundationSeptember 28, 2016The National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced a collaboration with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) to incorporate MMRF's wealth of genomic and clinical data on the disease into the NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC), a publicly available database.
NCI embraces scientific road map to achieve Cancer Moonshot goalsSeptember 7, 2016National Cancer Institute Acting Director Douglas Lowy, M.D., today accepted, with revisions that reflect NCAB’s discussion, the recommendations of a Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) on 10 approaches most likely to make a decade’s worth of progress against cancer in five years, a key goal of the White House Cancer Moonshot.
Oxygen can impair cancer immunotherapy in miceAugust 25, 2016Researchers have identified a mechanism in mice by which anticancer immune responses are inhibited within the lungs, a common site of metastasis for many cancers.
Uncovering a new principle in chemotherapy resistance in breast cancerJuly 20, 2016A laboratory study has revealed an entirely unexpected process for acquiring drug resistance that bypasses the need to re-establish DNA damage repair in breast cancers that have mutant BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
International collaboration to create new cancer models to accelerate researchJuly 11, 2016An international project to develop a large, globally accessible bank of new cancer cell culture models for the research community launched today.
NCI launches largest-ever study of breast cancer genetics in black womenJuly 6, 2016The Breast Cancer Genetic Study in African-Ancestry Populations initiative is a collaborative research project that will identify genetic factors that may underlie breast cancer disparities. It is the largest study ever to investigate how genetic and biological factors contribute to breast cancer risk among black women.
Significant expansion of data available in the Genomic Data CommonsJune 29, 2016The recently launched Genomic Data Commons will get a dramatic increase in the power and utility of its resources with the signing today of a data sharing agreement between the NCI and Foundation Medicine, Inc. (FMI), a molecular information company.
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