HHS has directed six of its agencies to reduce regulatory barriers associated with clinical trial research to accelerate pharmaceutical development in the U.S. The move — detailed in a road map called Operation TrailBlazer — comes as “a growing share…
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Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute treated 15,754 new cancer cases in fiscal year 2025, marking a 47% increase in new cases since 2020. The increase marks the highest number of new cancer cases in a fiscal year in the…
The FDA approved 13 new immunotherapies in 2025, down from 22 approvals in 2024, according to the Cancer Research Institute “Cancer Immunotherapy Insights & Impact” report published June 1. The Cancer Research Institute tracks and analyzes FDA cancer immunotherapy approvals…
The World Health Organization has redesignated Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer. Of the more than 800 WHO collaborating centres worldwide, St. Jude is the only collaborating centre dedicated to pediatric…
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has partnered with Vizlitics on AI tools for cancer clinical trial matching and data management. Northwestern worked with Vizlitics for two years to help design and develop the tools, which the system has now officially activated, according…
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The American Heart Association has called for standardized definitions of cardiovascular events that occur during clinical cancer trials, according to a scientific statement published June 15 in Circulation. The statement highlights how inconsistent definitions can be a barrier to understanding…
As clinical evidence mounts that proton therapy delivers better outcomes with fewer side effects than conventional radiation, health systems are racing to add the capability — both to improve patient care and to stay competitive. Here are eight systems expanding…
About 44% more 40-year-olds would need to be screened to detect the same number of colorectal cancer cases as 45-year-olds, according to a study published June 18 by Epic Research. Epic’s research division used Cosmos data for the study. Cosmos…
University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center has received $25 million from the National Cancer Institute. The funding is part of a five-year Cancer Center Support Grant and will cover about 25% of the cancer center’s operating costs, according to…
Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., have called on the National Institutes of Health to establish a national strategy to address the rise of cancer among young adults. The Asal Sayas National Strategy…