Multicancer Detection Tests Paper, Early Career Scientist Seminars, CAP-IT Summit, and More

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Positive Predictive Value Metrics for Multicancer Detection Tests

In this research article in the Journal of Medical Screening, NCI authors define multiple ways to measure positive predictive value (PPV) — the probability of finding cancer among those with positive screening results — for multicancer (MCD) tests. The variously defined PPVs can help guide patients and physicians in different stages of the screening process with MCD tests.

Read the article.

Upcoming Events

DCP Early Career Scientist Spotlight Research Seminar Series

Join us for two virtual talks from early career scientists who are advancing research in cancer prevention, detection, and symptom science.

Monday, March 9
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Advance registration required

Tengteng Wang, Ph.D., professor, Rutgers Cancer Institute and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, will give a talk on “Microbes, Hormones, and Diet: Translating Microbiome Science into Breast Cancer Prevention and Control,” and Abel Martel, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, will give a talk on "Decoding the Immune Landscape of Mismatch Repair–Deficient Colorectal Carcinogenesis.”

Tuesday, March 24
11:00 a.m.-Noon ET
Advance registration required

Robert Knoerl, Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing, will give a talk on “Targeting Integrative Oncology Interventions for Symptom Management Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors,” and Marlies Meisel, Ph.D., assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh, will give a talk on "Lifestyle as an Adjuvant to Cancer Immunotherapy."

Learn more about the Early Career Scientist Research Seminar Series.

Incorporating Cancer Endpoints into Prospective Time-Restricted Eating Clinical Trials

Friday, March 13
10:00-11:00 a.m. ET (Virtual)
Join the webinar

Stephen Kritchevsky, Ph.D., professor of the breast cancer program for the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and Corby K. Martin, Ph.D., FTOS, will give a talk on “Incorporating Cancer Endpoints into Prospective Time-Restricted Eating Clinical Trials,” as part of the NCI Trans-Divisional Obesity and Cancer Webinar Series.

Upcoming Advisory Board Videocasts

170th Meeting of the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB)
Tuesday, March 17
9:00 a.m.-3:35 p.m. ET (Virtual)
Live Broadcast

The tentative NCAB meeting agenda is available on the NCAB website.

59th Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee (CTAC) Meeting
Wednesday, March 18
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET (Virtual)
Live Broadcast

The CTAC meeting agenda will be posted later this month on the CTAC website.

Building Bridges in Cancer Symptom Science: Effects of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Thursday, March 19
11:00 a.m.-Noon ET (Virtual)
Advance registration required

Please join us at our next Building Bridges in Cancer Symptom Science Webinar on the effects of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Speakers:

Pooja Khandelwal, M.D.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics

Areej El-Jawahri, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital

Learn more about the Building Bridges in Cancer Symptom Science Webinar Series.

NCI Cancer Prevention-Interception Targeted Agent Discovery Program (CAP-IT) Virtual Annual Summit

Monday, March 30
8:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. ET
Advance registration required

Registration Deadline: Thursday, March 26

Learn from experts in the fields of cancer prevention and interception at the upcoming NCI Cancer Prevention-Interception Targeted Agent Discovery Program (CAP-IT) Annual Summit. During the summit, presenters will assess the present landscape of research in this area and pinpoint critical challenges and opportunities for the clinical application of precision methods in cancer prevention and interception.

For more information on CAP-IT, visit NCICAP-IT.org or email CAP-IT@nih.gov.

Call for Nominations – Early Career Scientist Opportunity

The NCI Division of Cancer Prevention is issuing a call for nominations to feature early career scientists conducting research within the mission of the Division.

NCI will feature selected investigators on DCP’s website and social media. Selected Investigators will also be invited to present their research to the broader NCI community through the DCP Early Career Scientist Spotlight Research Seminar Series. The overall goal is to increase visibility and provide recognition to the early career scientists conducting research within the areas supported by DCP.

Nominations are due July 31, 2026.

Read about the opportunity.

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