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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’ s Westwood medical building. He said that it now takee 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billion to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “nationap disgrace.” The National Cancer Institute said in Novembert that the KU Cancer Center has a 25, 2011, application date for its efforta to get an initial five-year designation as an NCI canceer center. The months-long application process for institutionxs seeking new designations begins with submission of documentatioh that sometimesexceeds 1,000 pages and includesw a site visit and other The earliest that KU Cancer Center’s application could be approved is the spring of 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancet centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to support research to reduce the morbidity and mortality rateswof cancer. There are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensivecancer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whicnh is the medical research and education arm of the Universitytof Kansas. NCI designation KU’s No. 1 priority — typicallyh is granted to academicmedical centers. KU Medical Center is the entityh that will apply forNCI • Increased regional patient access to cutting-edgw clinical trials. • More than $1.
3 billiohn in annual economic benefits inthe • An increase in KU Cancer Center’se annual NCI financing from the currenyt $7.5 million to about $40 NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-classz researchers who bring NCI grants with and part of the estimated increase is basedd on that. Many of these researchers double as adding expertise and depth invariouws cancer-care sub-specialties.