Today, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) called on Congress to reject the Administration's nearly 40% cut to the @NIH budget and allocate a bipartisan funding increase to $51.3 billion for the agency to accelerate progress for patients.

Wishing you and yours a healthy and safe Fourth of July. Happy Independence Day from Philadelphia!

RT @AACRPres: It was my pleasure to help open the 5th International Congress of the Asian Oncology Society and 51st Annual Meeting of the K….

Why is cancer screening important? Research has shown that certain forms of cancer screening can reduce deaths from specific types of cancer. Learn more:

Mechanisms Underlying Childhood Cancer:.Charles Roberts, Mariella Filbin, and Liling Wan will address this topic in a plenary at the AACR Conference on Pediatric Cancer (Sept 25-28; Boston). #AACRpediatric25 @TheRobertsLab1 @FilbinMariella @LilingWanLab

The AACR Immuno-Oncology Research Fellowships provide $130,000 over two years to support postdoctoral or clinical fellows who are conducting research with direct applicability and relevance to immuno-oncology. Apply by July 29. Learn more: .

Register by August 18 to get the lowest rates for the AACR Conference on Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Research (Sept 28-Oct 1; Boston), chaired by Andrew J. Aguirre, Edna Cukierman, Susan Tsai, David A. Tuveson, and Laura DeLong Wood. #AACRpan25

Investments in biomedical research made decades ago led to the treatments that saved Cayden’s life—and investments made today will benefit future cancer patients. Support future breakthroughs—call on Congress to restore NIH funding to the FY26 budget: .

Virginia Pascual will discuss "Autoimmunity and Cancer: Informing Each Other through Patient-oriented Studies" in a keynote at the AACR Conference on Mechanisms of Cancer Immunity and Cancer-related Autoimmunity (Sept 24-27; Montreal). #AACRimmunity25

The initial preclinical and phase I results for sunvozertinib were first published in @CD_AACR:

A new single-cell atlas first presented at #AACR25 provides a baseline for normal blood cell development and uncovers 12 acute myeloid leukemia trajectories. Learn more on the #AACRBlog: .

Advances in novel and innovative approaches to surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, molecularly targeted therapy, and immunotherapy—the five pillars of cancer treatment—are saving and improving lives. Read about these in the AACR Cancer Progress Report:

The @US_FDA granted accelerated approval to the EGFR inhibitor sunvozertinib for certain adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations:

Learn about the oncology approvals issued by the @US_FDA during the second quarter of 2025 on the #AACRBlog:

Modifying a patient’s gut microbiome may enhance the efficacy of CAR T-cell therapy, according to research from @GustaveRoussy published in the AACR journal @CD_AACR. Learn more on the #AACRBlog: @CBigenwald

Evolving Models: Organoids and Mathematical Frameworks for Drug Response Dynamics—.Jasmine Foo and Shannon Mumenthaler will address this topic in an AACR Cancer Evolution Working Group Seminar (11:30 AM-1:00 PM ET; Thursday, July 17). @MumenthalerSM

Submit an abstract by July 14 for the AACR Conference on Mechanisms of Cancer Immunity and Cancer-related Autoimmunity (Sept 24-27; Montreal), chaired by Ana C. Anderson, Sandra Demaria, @KunleOdunsiMD, and @EJohnWherry. #AACRimmunity25 @AnaAndersonlab

The 50th episode of Believe in Progress is out now. Host Mitch Stoller steps into the guest seat for a reflective and inspiring retrospective conversation about the voices, lessons, and stories that have shaped the podcast’s journey:

The @US_FDA granted accelerated approval to linvoseltamab-gcpt for certain previously treated adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. This immunotherapy binds BCMA on myeloma cells and CD3 on T cells to promote antitumor immune activity:

Advancing Cancer Control in Persistent Poverty Areas:.Erica Phillips and Jared Fox will address this topic in a session at the AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities (Sept 18-21; Baltimore). #AACRdisp25 @Doc_EPMD @JaredFox2

As AACR Project GENIE marks its 10th anniversary, researchers showcased several ways it’s helping power new insights into cancer at #AACR25. Learn more about what #AACRGENIE is uncovering about rare cancers, early-onset cancers, and more on the #AACRBlog: