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Featured News and Research
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R15 Program: Growing the Cancer Research Workforce
The grant program supports researchers, and their students, at smaller institutions.
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FDA Approves the First T-Cell Receptor Therapy for Cancer
Afami-cel (Tecelra) has been approved to treat metastatic synovial sarcoma.
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Overcoming Treatment Resistance by Leveraging Evolution
Researchers have engineered cancer cells to short-circuit a tumor's ability to adapt to treatment.
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NCI Fiscal Year 2025 Professional Judgment Budget Proposal
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