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A New Computational Challenge

The precisionFDA NCI-CPTAC Multi-omics Mislabeling Challenge hopes to accelerate the translation of multidimensional omics technologies and datasets into the clinic.

Investigating the Cardiac Side Effects of Cancer Treatments

Cardiologists, oncologists working to better address cardiotoxicity.

NCI and FDA Collaborating on Common Concerns

Agencies collaborating to improve cancer research, tobacco control.

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NCI Formulary

The NCI Formulary is a partnership between NCI and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, supplying researchers with rapid access to agents with the goal of accelerating cancer research.

The RAS Initiative

NCI established the RAS Initiative to explore innovative approaches for attacking the proteins encoded by mutant forms of the KRAS gene and to ultimately create effective, new therapies.

NCI Data Catalog

The NCI Data Catalog includes links to data collections produced by major NCI initiatives and other widely used data sets.

NCI scientists, from postdoctoral fellows to principal investigators, discuss various topics including their personal backgrounds, how they came to be in the field of cancer research, their current projects, and a look to the future of medical oncology.