News and Info

Welcome to the News and Information section of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group website. The materials posted in this section are intended to keep constituents informed of the latest news and activities of the organization. The information below includes press releases, announcements, media advisories, and links to news articles.

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Latest News

January 10, 2024

46 member networks and programs receive commendations for research performance

January 9, 2024

Dr. Etta Pisano, chair of the TMIST trial, talks with CBS Health Watch about artificial intelligence (AI) for breast cancer screening

January 8, 2024

Monica Bertagnolli’s priorities as NIH director include broadening participation in medical research

January 5, 2024

The new NCI precision medicine trials: ComboMATCH, iMATCH, and myeloMATCH

January 2, 2024

A variety of treatment options are becoming available in metastatic colorectal cancer: An overview with Kristen Ciombor, MD (includes mention of EA2201)

January 2, 2024

Inaugural episode of Aunt Minnie podcast features ECOG-ACRIN Group Co-Chair Dr. Mitch Schnall: Why should medical students choose radiology?

December 31, 2023

Dr. Kristin Ciombor discusses treatment options becoming available in colorectal cancer, including EA2201

December 31, 2023

Dr. Kristin Ciombor discusses treatment options becoming available in colorectal cancer, including EA2201

December 20, 2023

The November/December 2023 News from ECOG-ACRIN blog is now available

December 20, 2023

National cooperative groups, together with Conquer Cancer® and the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, announce the first group of oncology physicians ​selected for the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Clinical Investigator Leadership Award in ​​Oncology

December 20, 2023

Video: Can patients with DCIS avoid radiation therapy?

December 20, 2023

Oncotype DX shows value in interim results from two radiation trials at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

December 11, 2023

Dr. Seema Khan on optimizing local therapy using MRI and a 12-gene expression assay in DCIS

December 11, 2023

BreastCancer.org Podcast: Dr. Seema Khan explains how a genomic test helps decide which DCIS needs radiation

December 11, 2023

Women with very early breast cancer may safely skip radiation Rx

December 11, 2023

Press Release: Encouraging results in mantle cell lymphoma from PrECOG

November 27, 2023

FDA announces grants to ECOG-ACRIN and others for real world data projects

November 20, 2023

PCOM South Georgia student physicians attend cancer research conference

November 16, 2023

Statement on the passing of Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens

November 15, 2023

Press Release: ECOG-ACRIN and PrECOG announce multiple presentations at ASH 2023

 
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