2018 News Releases 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 Get Email Updates From NCI Get email updates from NCI on cancer health information, news, and other topics Study finds elevated risk of certain rare blood cancers after chemotherapy for most solid tumors December 20, 2018 Ibrutinib plus rituximab superior to standard treatment for some patients with chronic leukemia December 4, 2018 Statement from NCI Director Dr. Norman E. Sharpless on the Death of Senator John McCain August 27, 2018 NCI-led research team develops predictor for immunotherapy response in melanoma August 20, 2018 Rosenberg, NCI-supported researchers to receive 2018 Albany Prize August 15, 2018 Cetuximab with radiation found to be inferior to standard treatment in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer August 14, 2018 NIH and Prostate Cancer Foundation launch large study on aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men July 17, 2018 NCI and VA collaborate to boost veterans’ access to cancer clinical trials July 10, 2018 NCI-MATCH precision medicine clinical trial releases new findings, strengthens path forward for targeted cancer therapies June 4, 2018 New approach to immunotherapy leads to complete response in breast cancer patient unresponsive to other treatments June 4, 2018 TAILORx trial finds most women with early breast cancer do not benefit from chemotherapy June 3, 2018 NCI study finds gut microbiome can control antitumor immune function in liver May 24, 2018 Annual Report to the Nation: overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized May 22, 2018 NCI study revises molecular classification for most common type of lymphoma April 11, 2018 NIH completes in-depth genomic analysis of 33 cancer types April 5, 2018 NIH-funded study shows sorafenib improves progression-free survival for patients with rare sarcomas March 28, 2018 Szent-Györgyi Prize to honor NCI’s Douglas R. Lowy and John T. Schiller February 15, 2018