NCI, VA Come to Agreement to Improve Veterans' Access to Cancer Clinical Trials

On July 10, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the launch of the NCI and VA Interagency Group to Accelerate Trials Enrollment (NAVIGATE). NAVIGATE will be launching at 12 VA facilities across the country. As part of the agreement, NCI will provide infrastructure funding support needed for VA facilities to participate in NCI-sponsored clinical trials, and VA will manage organizational and operational activities within its national healthcare system to establish a network to focus on NCI trial goals.

Read the full NIH press release here.

Posted 7/10/2018