The Trump administration wants to launch a 10-year, $500 million initiative that creates a national data resource for pediatric cancer research to develop new, more effective and safer treatments for children.
President Trump first announced the data initiative in January in his 2019 State of the Union Address, making the case that “many childhood cancers have not seen new therapies in decades.”
Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services released its proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget request, which includes $50 million in funding for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to launch the effort.
