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Featured News and Research
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NCI’s New Precision Medicine Cancer TrialsFollowing NCI-MATCH, NCI launches three successor trials: ComboMATCH, MyeloMATCH, and iMATCH.
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New Immunotherapy Drug Shows Promise for Small Cell Lung CancerIn an early-stage clinical trial, tarlatamab shrank tumors that had progressed after previous treatments.
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Combo Treatment Highly Effective for Advanced Bladder CancerCombining a targeted drug and immunotherapy drug doubled survival in a large clinical trial.
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NCI Fiscal Year 2025 Professional Judgment Budget Proposal
Each year, NCI prepares a professional judgment budget to lead progress against cancer.
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The Gift of Time - 50th Anniversary of the National Cancer Act
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Senior LeadersInformation about NCI Acting Director Douglas R. Lowy, M.D. and other senior NCI leaders.
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