UChicago clinical trial center receives $66M from NCI

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The National Cancer Institute has awarded $66 million in funding to the University of Chicago to support clinical trial research.

The six-year grant will support the NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center, which currently has more than 100 active clinical cancer trials, according to a June 4 news release from the University of Chicago. 

NRG Oncology is a member of the National Cancer Institute’s National Clinical Trials Network program. 

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