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  AI approach outperformed human experts in identifying cervical precancer

  January 10, 2019

  A research team from NIH and Global Good has developed a computer algorithm that can analyze digital images of the cervix and identify precancerous changes that require medical attention. The AI approach could be valuable in low-resource settings.

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  BRCA Exchange aggregates data on thousands of BRCA variants to inform understanding of cancer risk

  January 9, 2019

  The BRCA Exchange, a global resource that includes data on thousands of inherited variants in the BRCA1/BRCA2 genes, is available to the public through a website and new smartphone app.

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  Study finds elevated risk of certain rare blood cancers after chemotherapy for most solid tumors

  December 20, 2018

  In a new study, NIH investigators found that patients treated with chemotherapy for most solid tumors had an increased risk of tMDS/AML, a rare but often fatal blood cancer. The study, which used population-based data, was published in JAMA Oncology.

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  Ibrutinib plus rituximab superior to standard treatment for some patients with chronic leukemia

  December 4, 2018

  A clinical trial showed that ibrutinib plus rituximab is superior to standard treatment for patients age 70 and younger with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Findings were announced at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting.

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  Statement from NCI Director Dr. Norman E. Sharpless on the Death of Senator John McCain

  August 27, 2018

  Senator John McCain, a long-time supporter of cancer research, passed away on August 25.

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  NCI-led research team develops predictor for immunotherapy response in melanoma

  August 20, 2018

  In a new study, NCI-led researchers developed a gene expression predictor that can indicate whether melanoma in a specific patient is likely to respond to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a type of immunotherapy.

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  Rosenberg, NCI-supported researchers to receive 2018 Albany Prize

  August 15, 2018

  NCI’s Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., and two NCI-supported researchers have been named recipients of the 2018 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for their pioneering immunotherapy research.

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  Cetuximab with radiation found to be inferior to standard treatment in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer

  August 14, 2018

  Results from a randomized clinical trial show patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer treated with radiation and cetuximab had inferior survival compared to the current standard treatment with radiation and cisplatin. The trial’s goal was to find a less toxic treatment approach without compromising survival.

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  NIH and Prostate Cancer Foundation launch large study on aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men

  July 17, 2018

  RESPOND is the largest coordinated study on biological and non-biological factors associated with aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men. The study is an effort to learn why these men disproportionally experience aggressive disease.

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  NCI and VA collaborate to boost veterans’ access to cancer clinical trials

  July 10, 2018

  NCI and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are launching the NAVIGATE program at 12 VA facilities across the country to make it easier for veterans to participate in NCI-sponsored clinical trials.

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