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New Evaluation Tool Helps Researchers Discover Disease Genes and Predict Interactions

Discover the outputs of different-sized gene and protein networks (“interactomes”) and use an NCI-funded evaluation pipeline tool for assessing and integrating the best interactomes for your work.

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Mathematical Model Predicts Breast Cancer Response to Chemotherapy Drug

A new computational model reveals how local tumor conditions impact therapy effectiveness.

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NCI Leaders Discuss Maximizing Data Utility

Here at NCI, how are we maximizing data utility? Two of our leaders comment on the ways we’re making data ready for use with artificial intelligence (AI), more valuable to the cancer research community, and more!

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CRDC in Publications: How Are People Using the Available Resources?

The NCI Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) is a great resource for accessing cancer research data. So, how have your colleagues been using it recently? Read this article to find out!

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NCI Study Tests Performance of AI-Based Cervical Cancer Screening

What influences the performance of an AI model more: where the researcher collected the data, or how? NCI-funded researchers set out to investigate some of the factors that could influence the performance of an AI-based image model screening for cervical cancer.


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New Insight on Cancer Development and Treatment Resistance from HTAN Publications

Read this recently released collection of 13 studies to learn more about NCI’s Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN). You’ll gain insights into tumor development, progression, and treatment responses through advanced research methodologies and 3D tumor atlases.

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Computational Modeling Identifies Key Processes in Growth of Pancreatic Cancer Precursor Lesions

This discovery could impact our understanding of the progression of pancreatic cancer and guide future research and treatment strategies.

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NCI-Funded Tool Helps Characterize Noncoding Elements that Impact Cancer Genes

Want to learn more about the noncoding regions of DNA that impact cancer and its resistance to treatment? A new NCI-funded computational tool called “MethNet” may help.

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Analysis Tool Aids in Identifying Genes that Hijack Enhancers

Looking for a new tool to help you better understand the genes that drive cancer? See how this NCI-funded tool called “HAPI” can help you spot structural changes linked to hijacked enhancers—bits of DNA that move from one location to another to boost overexpression of cancer-causing genes.

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NCI ITCR Investigators Develop New Tool for Analyzing Copy Number Variations Across the Genome

Discover how you can use it to access and visualize genomic data, making it easier for you to analyze and interpret complex omics data.

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