Read the latest news about caBIG® and its mission to develop a truly collaborative information network that accelerates the discovery of new approaches for the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer, ultimately improving patient outcomes.
News Stories
2009 News
Health data in the raw—Government Health IT
November 6, 2009
Government Health IT reports on www.data.gov, an online clearinghouse for federal data, including healthcare-related information. Dr. Ken Buetow comments on the potential application of such a resource.
NCI to open research grid to cancer patient 'army'—Government Health IT
October 9, 2009
Government Health IT reports on the collaboration between caBIG® and the Love/Avon Army of Women that leverages Web-based tools to connect cancer researchers with patients.
Director's Update: Using ARRA Funds to Advance Cancer Research—NCI Cancer Bulletin
September 2009
Dr. Niederhuber, director of the NCI, focused his Director's Update on the NCI's efforts to advance cancer research using funds received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including how caBIG® is moving forward with plans to create a secure, nationwide infrastructure for the storage of patient data.
GridBriefing: The future of Healthcare - eHealth and Grid Computing—GridTalk
September 2009
Dr. Ken Buetow and other experts discuss the growing role of grid technologies in eHealth, and new opportunities for grid computing in biomedicine.
Biomedical Informatics without Borders: Talking to Ken Buetow
September 2009
The GridTalk blog, GridCast posted several comments from Dr. Ken Buetow in an interview at the 2009 NCRI conference.
Director's Update: A Significant Milepost on the Cancer Informatics Super Highway—NCI Cancer Bulletin
July 2009
Dr. Niederhuber, director of the NCI, focused his Director's Update on caBIG® in this issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin.
Collaboration and Sustainability are Front and Center as caBIG® Celebrates Fifth Anniversary—GenomeWeb/BioInform
July 2009
BioInform reports on the five-year anniversary of caBIG® and discusses how participants are putting the wealth of caBIG® tools and applications to work in fostering collaboration, and ensuring that these resources are available for researchers in the long term.
NCI Tackles Trial Enrollment—The Scientist
July 2009
The Scientist discusses the new collaboration between caBIG® and the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation to create a database of 1 million women interested in participating in clinical trials via the Army of Women website. These women, referred to as the Health of Women (HOW) cohort, can then be tapped by epidemiologists at will.
Love/Avon Army of Women to Use NCI's caBIG® Computational Platform for Breast Cancer Research—GenomeWeb/BioInform
July 2009
BioInform reports on how caBIG® is serving as the computational infrastructure for a joint venture between the Susan Love Research Foundation and the Avon Foundation, aimed at recruiting a million women to help breast cancer research. Kenneth Buetow, director of the NCI Center for Bioinformatics and Information Technology and leader of the caBIG® project, announced the initiative at the 2009 caBIG® annual meeting.
Thinking BIG—International Science Grid This Week
July 2009
International Science Grid This Week reports on Dr. Ken Buetow's remarks at the Bio-IT World Conference on his vision of a Cancer Knowledge Cloud — an IT environment designed to foster information connectivity among cancer patients, cancer researchers and clinical care providers. The Cancer Knowledge Cloud is currently under development and will help drive urgently needed change within biomedicine.
Cure Cancer? Not Without a Course Correction—Science Progress
May 2009
Science Progress reports on the need for a new battle plan against cancer—one that focuses on turning the treatment system into a research and learning system that can teach oncologists the best use of the weapons they already have. caBIG® is highlighted as a major advancement toward creating an information superhighway that enables a cancer learning network.
Sharing the Wealth of Data—Scientific American
May 2009
Data sharing enables researchers to overcome technical and sociological challenges, but it can have a larger impact by changing the approach to basic research and the business of biotechnology. Dr. Ken Buetow, NCI Associate Director for Bioinformatics and Information Technology discusses the advantages and complexities of sharing scientific data.
A Conversation with Dr. Ken Buetow—The NCI Cancer Bulletin
May 2009
The Director of the NCI's Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology discusses the caBIG® initiative, as part of a special issue devoted to bioinformatics. In the same issue, Dr. Buetow also discusses how the recovery act is boosting bioinformatics.
Translational Research Demands Virtual Biobanks—GenomeWeb Daily News
May 2009
As translational medicine efforts evolve, institutions are looking to build "virtual" biorepository management systems that combine open source tools from caBIG® with commercial software development and support.
Diagnostic companies developing KRAS tests likely to see first impact of comparative effectiveness, industry experts say—PharmaWire
April 2009
Comparative effectiveness research refers to the comparison of different types of treatments for the same disease. In many countries, cost is also taken into account. A KRAS diagnostic will help predict which patients with colorectal cancer are likely to respond to EGFR drugs. Both the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and NCCN have updated their guidelines to say KRAS testing should be integrated into clinical practice to determine which patients should be treated with these drugs in colorectal cancer.
On the brink of collaboration—Drug Discovery News
April 2009
Last month a "virtual tissue bank," supported by caTissue, was established in Arizona to address a key roadblock to collaboration and translational research—the ability to access tissue samples to support research efforts.
Translational Research Drives Demand for 'Virtual' Biobanks Built on caBIG® Tools—BioInform
April 3, 2009
caBIG® open source tools are being combined with commercial software to create 'virtual' biorepositories, allowing institutions across the country to practice translational medicine. A recent article from the GenomeWeb newsletter Bioinform highlights how caBIG® is enabling virtual biobanks at institutions like Washington University, Duke University, and others.
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University of California—Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Selects the OnCore(r) Platform to Support their Clinical Informatics Needs—University of California, Irvine Press Release
March 2, 2009
The Arizona Biomedical Research Commission and 5AM Solutions Announce Agreement to Develop a Virtual Tissue Bank Serving Arizona Hospitals and Bioresearchers—5AM Solutions Press Release
February 25, 2009
Biomedical group, 5AM create virtual tissue bank—Phoenix Business Journal
February 25, 2009
The Arizona Biomedical Research Commission awarded a $1.2 million contract to 5AM Solutions Inc. to develop a virtual tissue bank using caTissue.
Surgeon General's New Family Health History Tool Is Released, Ready for "21st Century Medicine"—Market Watch
January 13, 2009
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of an updated and improved version of the Surgeon General's Internet-based family health history tool. The new tool makes it easier for consumers to assemble and share family health history information and helps practitioners make better use of health history information. The tool will be hosted by NCI and is compatible with caBIG® tools and infrastructure.
2008 News
Forward-Looking Systems at NCI—Clin Page
July 29, 2008
Clin Page interviewed Dr. Ken Buetow about caBIG® and how it is facilitating collaboration in the field of cancer research.
Connecting the Cancer Community caBIG® Time—Bio-IT World Magazine
July, 2008
This Bio-IT World Magazine article discusses caBIG® and how it is providing an interoperable method of connecting disparate health care providers and offering a common language for furthering development of cancer research tools and better patient outcomes.
GlaxoSmithKline collaborates with NCI to make large body of cancer cell genomic data available to all cancer researchers —GlaxoSmithKline Press Release
June 20, 2008
Winners of Bio-IT World's 2008 Best Practices Awards Honored—Bio-IT World
May 6, 2008
Dr. Ken Buetow, NCI Associate Director for Bioinformatics and Information Technology, was awarded the 2008 Bio-It World Editors Choice Award for the implementation of caBIG®. Read about Dr. Buetow's award winning work developing caBIG®.
Heading for the BIG Time—The Scientist
April 2008
Dr. Ken Buetow's article from The Scientist discusses the development of caBIG® and explains its goal of speeding the transfer of information from bench to bedside.
'World Wide Web of cancer research' exploits human genome map—
Computerworld
March 26, 2008
Computerworld discusses how caBIG® is helping to manage the vast amounts of data being generated by genomic research in the wake of the Human Genome project.
