National Cancer Institute Archives
Vanderbilt’s Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell to be appointed director of the National Cancer Institute
Nov. 17, 2023—Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, the Hugh Jackson Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named director of the National Cancer Institute
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center earns NCI Merit Award
Oct. 17, 2023—Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has earned a Merit Extension Award from the National Cancer Institute in recognition of more than a decade of sustained exceptional progress.
Holowatyj receives National Cancer Institute MERIT Award
Jul. 19, 2023—Vanderbilt's Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI, has received the National Cancer Institute’s Method to Extend Research in Time Award to support her ongoing investigation into how early-onset colorectal cancer and its treatments impact reproductive health.
National Cancer Institute honors Berlin’s contributions, leadership
Apr. 6, 2023—Vanderbilt's Jordan Berlin, MD, is a 2022 recipient of the National Cancer Institute Director’s Award.
Trial seeks to expand therapies for biliary cancers
Feb. 23, 2023—A Vanderbilt clinical trial seeks to optimize the effect of immunotherapies for patients with biliary tract cancers who have already progressed on first-line therapy.
Tindle authors NCI guidance on treatment of cancer patient who smoke
Feb. 16, 2023—Vanderbilt's Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, was one of the key contributors to the new Tobacco Control Monograph from the National Cancer Institute.
Colon cancer researchers awarded NCI grant for study of early lesions
Sep. 22, 2022—Vanderbilt researchers are studying precancerous lesions and early cancers in the colon, with the goal of developing new ways to prevent colorectal cancer, the nation’s second leading cancer killer.
Lung cancer detection program lands grant renewal
Sep. 15, 2022—The National Cancer Institute has renewed funding for the Early Detection Research Network Lung Cancer Clinical Validation Center at Vanderbilt- Ingram Cancer Center.
Cancer registries and sarcoma research
Sep. 13, 2022—The number of sarcoma research studies that use the two largest U.S. cancer registries is increasing, but over one-third of studies that asked the same research question reported conflicting findings.
Grant supports research to study gastric cancer origins
Sep. 1, 2022—Vanderbilt researchers have received $5 million in funding from a new initiative by the National Cancer Institute that aims to define how gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas form and evolve at the cellular level.
VIGH, VICC establish cancer research program in Zambia
Jul. 21, 2022—Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Zambia (UNZA) are partnering on a program to develop a cadre of researchers and educators to lead cancer epidemiology research and training in Zambia.
Study to evaluate how environment impacts cancer risk
Oct. 21, 2021—Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is leading an ambitious project to assess the impact of environmental exposures on cancer risk for people living in Southern states.