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Traditional Chinese medicine team preps for Phase II cancer study
A Yale investigator has been studying the potential of a combination Chinese herbal medicine in treating the side effects of chemotherapy.
NIH cancer informatics drive goes under the knife
The NIH's major cancer informatics initiative appears to be in a state of flux after a bad report card from government advisors last year.
Ex-NCI cancer informatics chief lands at ASU
After NIH advisers found his cancer informatics program lacking in key areas last year, Kenneth Buetow has headed for the desert to take his new job at Arizona State University.
J&J releases Doxil batch; Ben Venue troubles detailed in FDA report
An in-process batch of cancer drug Doxil, halted at Ben Venue Labs when the contract manufacturer suspended operations due to QA concerns, has cleared the scrutiny of Johnson & Johnson ( $JNJ ) and
NCI taps start-up GNS's supercomputing tech for lung cancer analysis
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) wants to employ some supercomputers to help its researchers conquer lung cancer--the cancer causing the most deaths among Americans. GNS Healthcare, a provider of
NCI chief says no retreat from fundamental research
Nature News has an in-depth, Q&A interview with Harold Varmus, chief of the National Cancer Institute. He bemoans the decline in funding, saying it has "...slowed the progress that is so
Biomarker tool pilots cancer drugs into clinic
Patient stratification is one drug development area that stands to benefit from a biomarker solution developed for the National Cancer Institute. OncologyMAP aims also to help with drug re-tasking
Researchers get a jump on NCI trials group revamp
A rebel cell of cancer research organizations began doing the bidding of the National Cancer Institute even before NCI had articulated its clinical trial revamp plan. The American College of Surgeons
Interview: Steve Friedman on NCI's trial group overhaul
Steven Friedman, chief at the Operations and Informatics Branch for NCI's Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, is leading the IT charge in the National Cancer Institute's overhaul of the Clinical
NCI trial-revamp plans call for IT overhaul
Imagine a comprehensive IT system, collecting standardized clinical trial data including volunteer information and outcomes. It's hardly a revolutionary idea, until you try to apply it across the
