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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