AACR Annual Meeting 2026: Bite-sized Research
At the AACR Annual Meeting 2026, we conducted “Bite-sized Research” interviews with attendees for morsels of knowledge about their work, including Brian G. Morreale, PhD, of the University at Buffalo; Prashanth Gokare, PhD, of Johnson & Johnson, Amulya Sreekumar, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania; and Long Chi Nguyen, PhD, MD, and Eva Suarez, of the University of Chicago.
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Eye on AI: AI Agents as Doctors’ Deputies in the Cancer Clinic

Researchers are building AI agents to assess how patients could respond to therapy and aid doctors in making cancer treatment decisions.
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AACR Annual Meeting 2026 Presidential Sessions Explore Cancer Interception and Prevention

At the AACR Annual Meeting 2026, Lillian Siu shared her research into cancer interception and assembled a panel to discuss targeted cancer prevention.
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Stopping Cancer Before It Starts in Lynch Syndrome

At the AACR Annual Meeting 2026, researchers discussed the use of vaccines and aspirin to prevent cancer in people with Lynch syndrome.
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AACR D3: The ‘Global One-stop Conference’ for Drug Discovery and Development
The inaugural AACR Drug Discovery and Development (AACR D3) meeting will convene experts to reshape the future of oncology therapeutics.
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Editors’ Picks, May 2026: Insights Into CAR T Therapy, Neuron-Tumor Crosstalk in Pancreatic Cancer, and More

In May, AACR’s journals editors highlighted studies on CD28’s impact on CAR T-cell activity, the relationship between neurons and pancreatic cancer, and more.
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From Pixels to Patients: How AACR on Campus Is Transforming Cancer Research in Colombia

In February, AACR partnered with the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología and Fundación Valle del Lili for two AACR on Campus Colombia events.
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Bloodlines Series: CAR T-cell Therapy Shows Promise for Smoldering Myeloma

An immunotherapy typically used in advanced stages of multiple myeloma may be effective against an early form of the disease known as smoldering myeloma—offering a potential new option for a disease that, until recently, had no approved treatments. The treatment, ciltacabtagene autoleucel (Carvykti), is a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy […]
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From the Bench, AACR Annual Meeting 2026: Innovative Tools Uncover New Insights Into Cancer

The latest edition of our “From the Bench” series examines creative research approaches presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 enabling new insights into cancer.
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From War to Recovery: How Global Collaboration Sustains Cancer Research and Care in Ukraine

Amid disruption in Ukraine, international partnerships are preserving oncology progress—and building the foundation for long-term recovery.
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