BREAKING NEWS
AACI and NCI Issue Report on Clinical Trials Reporting Program
The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI), in collaboration with NCI, announced the release of the AACI-NCI Clinical Trials Reporting Program (CTRP) Strategic Subcommittee Report.
The report is the culmination of a 1-year effort to review the overall purpose of CTRP, data reporting requirements, and the CTRP implementation timeline. More information about CTRP, trial registration, patient accrual and outcomes reporting requirements, and the full report can be viewed online.
An archived videocast of the CTRP Subcommittee presentation to the NCI Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee will be available in a few days at http://videocast.nih.gov.
NEWS
U.S. Colorectal Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop, But Not Equally
Findings from two new studies show that death rates from colorectal cancer in the United States continue to fall, a trend that began more than two decades ago. The mortality decline has been geographically uneven, however, with far greater decreases in the Northeast than in many other areas, particularly in a number of southeastern states. Read more > >
EGFR-Targeted Drug Effective for Some Lung Cancer Patients
Improvement in progression-free survival sets the stage for submission to FDAClinically Relevant Family Histories of Cancer Change Over Time
Findings suggest that physicians should ask patients to update their histories regularlyLung Tumor Study Reveals Variability of CT Scans
Imaging process may account for some changes in tumor sizeBlocking Cdk1 Protein May Sensitize More Tumors to PARP Inhibitors
New strategy makes cancer cells without BRCA mutations sensitive to damage from PARP inhibitionGene Mutations Linked to Altered Telomeres in Cancer Cells
Researchers can now test the association in the lab
COMMENTARY
NCI Cancer Disparities Research: Sharing Ideas, Forging Partnerships
The director of NCI's Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities welcomes colleagues to this year's Cancer Health Disparities Program Meetings Read more > >
IN DEPTH
Whole-Genome Sequencing for Cancer Enters the Clinic
Genome-sequencing technology is guiding clinical trials and individual patient treatment plans
Featured Clinical Trial: Preventing Smoldering Multiple Myeloma from Progressing
Will IPH2101 prevent precancer from progressing to multiple myeloma?
Inspired by Science: Cancer Research Internships for Minority Students
One student's hands on experience with public health research
UPDATES
FDA Update
- Advisory Panel Upholds Recommendation to Withdraw Bevacizumab Approval for Breast Cancer
CMS Update
- Medicare Will Cover Provenge Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Legislative Update
- State Cancer Legislative Database Update Now Available
Notes
- Lou Staudt and Shiv Grewal Named NIH Distinguished Investigators
- NCI Cancer Classroom Webinar Series Wraps Up July 26
- Proposals Sought to Use Biospecimens from SELECT and PCPT
A MESSAGE TO READERS
Special Issue on Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
Don't miss our July 26 special issue, which will highlight issues that affect adolescent and young adults with cancer, as well as resources and ongoing programs that address these individuals.
Past special issues have focused on bioinformatics, cancer research training, and clinical trials enrollment.Selected articles from past issues of the NCI Cancer Bulletin are available in Spanish.
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