WITHIN 10 DAYS FOLLOWING THE
MEETING, ANY WRITTEN STATEMENTS
OR QUESTIONS SUBMITTED WILL BE
CAREFULLY CONSIDERED.
AS BOARD MEMBERS, I WANT TO
AGAIN REMIND YOU THAT YOU MUST
ABSENT YOURSELVES VIRTUALLY
DURING SPECIFIC DISCUSSIONS
WHENEVER YOUR PARTICIPATION IN
DELIBERATIONS ON ANY PARTICULAR
PRODUCT, PROGRAM OR OTHER
SPECIFIC MATTER WOULD CONSTITUTE
A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR CREATE
THE APPEARANCE OR PERCEPTION OF
ONE.
IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO
ADVISE THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
TO ABSTAIN FROM ANY
PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSION OR
ACTION REGARDING THAT MATTER.
CONSIDERING THE CURRENT POLICIES
GOVERNING CON FL CONFLICT OF INT
ON FINANCIAL HOLDINGS OF SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES OF WHICH I
INCLUDE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD, WE MUST DEPEND ON YOU AND
OURSELVES TO VOLUNTARILY ABSENT
DURING ANY OR ALL DISCUSSIONS OF
MATTERS THAT WOULD CONCEIVABLY
IMPACT THE STATUS OF THESE
HOLDINGS.
SO WE NEED TO TRUST OURSELVES
AND TRUST OUR JUDGMENT AND
ENSURE THAT WE ABSENT
APPROPRIATELY.
BY LAW, A QUORUM OF BOARD
MEMBERS IS REQUIRED FOR EACH
INSTANCE IN WHICH A VOTE MAY
OCCUR, WHETHER IN OPEN OR CLOSED
SESSION.
DURING THIS MEETING, A MINIMUM
OF 10 APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD MUST BE PRESENT TO VOICE
THEIR VOTES.
SINCE WE CAN'T PREDICT TIME OR
OCCURRENCE OF ANY MOTIONS OR
VOTES, WE MUST STAY PRESENT IN
THE VIRTUAL ROOM DURING ALL
SEGMENTS OF TODAY'S MEETING.
FINALLY, TO ENSURE THAT THERE
ARE NO INTERRUPTIONS DURING
TODAY'S MEETING, PLEASE MUTE
YOUR MICROPHONES.
AND REMAIN SO UNTIL RECOGNIZED
BY MYSELF, DR. GREY OR THE NCI
DIRECTOR, DR. BERTAGNOLLI.
SO WE'LL NOW BEGIN TODAY'S
AGENDA.
WITH OUR NCI DIRECTOR'S REPORT,
AN OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL
CANCER PLAN.
DR. BERTAGNOLLI.
MONICA, THE PODIUM IS YOURS.
>>THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. KARP
10.
THTIN.
DR. CARPTEN.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
DR. ELIZABETH JAFFE, CHAIR OF
THE PRESIDENT'S CANCER PANEL,
WHO'S JOINING ME TODAY.
SHE IS OUR PARTNER FOR FUTURE --
ALONG WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE PANEL, FOR FUTURE EXECUTION
OF THE NATIONAL CANCER PLAN.
SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS
NCI'S NEW NATIONAL CANCER PLAN,
AND TO GET THE NCAB'S
RECOMMENDATION AS WE MOVE TOWARD
THE PLAN'S PUBLIC RELEASE.
BECAUSE NCAB PLAYS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT ROLE, PROVIDING
OBJECTIVE AND EXPERT ADVICE TO
NCI ON ITS SCIENTIFIC
PRIORITIES, PROGRAMS AND
RESEARCH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR VALUABLE INPUT ON THIS NEW
PLAN.
TODAY I'LL GO OVER THE PLAN, HOW
THE PUBLIC CAN TAKE ACTION, AND
GET INVOLVED ONCE WE LAUNCH, AND
WE'LL HAVE AN OPEN DISCUSSION TO
GET NCAB MEMBERS' THOUGHTS ON
THE PLAN OVERALL.
AND THEN THE NCAB MEMBERS WILL
HAVE A CHANCE TO VOTE ON WHETHER
TO ACCEPT THE PLAN AS WE PRESENT
IT TODAY.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, PRESIDENT BIDEN
HAS SIGNALED THAT HE INTENDS TO
GO BIG FOR CANCER PROGRESS.
AND HE HAS CALLED FOR ALL OF US,
ALL OF GOVERNMENT, AND ALL OF
SOCIETY, TO WORK TOGETHER TO END
CANCER AS WE KNOW IT FOR ALL
PEOPLE.
TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, WE
CREATED THIS NEW NATIONAL CANCER
PLAN, WHICH THE NATIONAL CANCER
ACT OF 1971 CHARGED ME TO DO AS
NCI DIRECTOR, TO PLAN AND
DEVELOP A NATIONAL CANCER
PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES NCI, OTHER
RESEARCH INSTITUTES, AND OTHER
FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL
PROGRAMS.
THE PLAN WE HAVE SHARED WITH YOU
ALL FOR THIS MEETING IS THE
CULMINATION OF OUR WORK OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO GATHER
INPUT FROM RESEARCHERS BOTH
WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF NCI, NIH,
AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
AND TO THINK THROUGH WHAT WE
ULTIMATELY NEED DO TO ACHIEVE
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S GOALS.
THE PLAN GIVES US A FRAMEWORK TO
OPEN A NEW NATIONAL CONVERSATION
ABOUT HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE OUR
SHARED GOALS.
WE ENVISION THAT IT WILL BE A
LIVING DOCUMENT, THAT WE WILL
CONTINUE TO REVISE OVER TIME, AS
NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND NEEDS
ARISE.
OUR HOPE IS THAT ONCE WE LAUNCH
THIS PLAN, PEOPLE ACROSS SOCIETY
WILL PARTICIPATE IN IT AND
CONTRIBUTE TO IT.
IN DOING SO, THAT MAY BRING TO
LIGHT HOW THIS PLAN NEEDS TO
INVOLVE, AND WE ANTICIPATE IN
THE NEXT CRITICAL EXECUTION
PHASE OF THIS PLAN TO SEE THIS
FRUITFUL ACTIVITY CONTINUE.
SO WHAT IS THE PLAN?
IT GIVES US A LONG TERM VISION
THAT WILL ENABLE US TO ALIGN
BROAD SOCIETAL ENGAGEMENT AND
FOCUS ON CRITICAL NEEDS SO THAT
WE CAN ACHIEVE THE FASTEST
POSSIBLE RESULTS TO HELP PEOPLE
LIVE FULL AND ACTIVE LIVES, FREE
FROM CANCER'S HARMFUL EFFECTS.
EVERYONE WITH CANCER AND EVERY
CANCER.
IT SPEAKS TO THE OPPORTUNITIES
AND REALITIES WE FACE TODAY
ACROSS ALL OF CANCER RESEARCH
AND CARE.
VERY IMPORTANT, IT CALLS US TO
ACHIEVE THE LAST MILE WHICH
REALLY TAKES AN INTERVENTION IN
ANY WAY THAT HAS THE PROMISE OF
MAKING LIFE BETTER FOR PEOPLE
AND ACTUALLY ACHIEVES WIDESPREAD
ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION THAT
ALLOWS THAT BENEFIT TO BE
REALIZED.
SO THE PLAN IS NOT ONLY ABOUT
RESEARCH.
THE PLAN EMBRACES THE IDEA THAT
TO ACHIEVE THIS LAST MILE,
EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY.
FEDERAL AGENCIES, INDUSTRY,
ACADEMIA, ADVOCACY GROUPS,
NON-PROFIT FOUNDATIONS,
CAREGIVERS, PATIENTS, FAMILY
MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS AND SO ON.
NO ONE ORGANIZATION CAN ACHIEVE
THESE GOALS ALONE.
TO ACHIEVE THE FASTEST POSSIBLE
RESULTS THAT BENEFIT ALL PEOPLE
WILL REQUIRE EVERYONE ACROSS
GOVERNMENT AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT
THE GOALS OF THE PLAN.
OUR INTENT IS THAT WHEN ANY
ORGANIZATION OR PERSON LOOKS AT
THE PLAN, THEY WILL SEE WHERE
THEY FIT IN AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO
PROGRESS.
IT WAS DESIGNED TO SPEAK TO EVEN
INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE SO THAT THEY
CAN UNDERSTAND OUR OVERALL GOALS
AND WHY OUR GOALS WILL BENEFIT
THEM AND THEIR LOVED ONES, AND
WHAT ACTION THEY COULD ALSO TAKE
TO CONTRIBUTE.
THE PLAN WILL HELP ALL OF US
THROUGHOUT SOCIETY TO SEE THE
FULL RANGE OF WHAT IS NECESSARY,
AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO
STRATEGIZE AND MORE -- MOST
IMPORTANT OF ALL, WORK TOGETHER
TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS.
THROUGH THE PLAN'S FRAMEWORK FOR
COLLABORATION, WE WILL BE ABLE
TO COORDINATE ACTIVITIES ACROSS
GOVERNMENT AND BEYOND THAT TOUCH
PEOPLE'S LIVES AND INFLUENCE
THEIR CANCER HEALTH OUTCOMES.
THE PLAN ALSO PROVIDES A
PLATFORM FOR GUIDING POLICY,
DISCUSSIONS AND DEVELOPMENT THAT
ARE DIRECTED TOWARD HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING AND ARE ALSO CRITICAL
TO PROGRESS.
IN THE PLAN, THERE ARE EIGHT
MAJOR GOALS.
EACH OF THESE GOALS DESCRIBE
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE.
THEY ARE WHAT WE MUST ACCOMPLISH
TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS SET FOR US.
THE GOALS ADDRESS OUR MOST
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES AND
INCLUDING HEALTH INEQUITIES AND
EMPOWERING AND ENGAGING A MORE
DIVERSE WORKFORCE.
UNDER EACH OF THESE GOALS, WE
PROVIDE A TARGETED DESCRIPTION
OF WHAT NCI IS CONTRIBUTING,
MAKING A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION FROM
THIS AGENCY TO THE SUCCESS OF
EACH OF THE GOALS.
BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE IMPORTANT
STRATEGIES, NOT ONLY FOR NCI BUT
FOR MANY OTHERS TO TAKE ON.
AND FINALLY, A CALL TO ACTION
FOR THE REST OF SOCIETY TO
PARTICIPATE.
SO HERE'S WHAT WE WANT PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT SOCIETY TO DO WITH
THE PLAN OVER THE COMING MONTHS
AND YEARS.
FROM THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO THE
STATE LEVEL AND TO THE COMMUNITY
AND INDIVIDUAL LEVEL.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR EVERYONE IN
THE CANCER COMMUNITY TO HELP US
CHAMPION THE PLAN SO THAT PEOPLE
AT ALL LEVELS KNOW ABOUT IT, AND
IT BECOMES PART OF THEIR
DECISION-MAKING AS THEY MOVE
AHEAD.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
HAPPENING NOW TO ADDRESS CANCER
AT ALL OF THESE LEVELS, BUT TOO
MANY OF THEM ARE WORKING IN
SILOS, AND ALL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE GREATER
IMPACT IF WE BREAK THROUGH THESE
BARRIERS.
THE PLAN IS NOT JUST A CALL TO
ACTION TO SEE WHERE WE CAN
CONNECT AND ALIGN EFFORTS WITHIN
EACH LEVEL.
IT'S ALSO TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO DO
SO BETWEEN THESE DIFFERENT
LEVELS SO THAT WE CAN CONNECT
THE NATIONAL TO THE STATE, TO
THE LOCAL, TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND
THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHERE IT
MAKES SENSE TO DELIVER FOR
PEOPLE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE
PLAN GETS ALL THE WAY TO THE
COMMUNITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL
LEVEL, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING RURAL AREAS, TRIBAL
NATIONS, INNER CITIES, EVERYONE,
SO THAT IT BENEFITS -- BUT SO
THAT IT'S BENEFIT REACH WHERE
PEOPLE NEED IT MOST, AND WHERE
EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE AND
BENEFIT.
FOR A VARIETY OF SCIENTIFIC AND
SOCIETAL REASONS, FAR TOO MANY
BARRIERS STILL PERSIST IN OUR
SOCIETY TO ALLOW US TO SERVE ALL
POPULATIONS, AND WE CAN AND WILL
OVERCOME THESE.
TOGETHER, WE CAN SOLVE THIS AND
THE NATIONAL CANCER PLAN IS
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE
FRAMEWORK TO ACHIEVE THAT.
WE ALSO NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
EVERYBODY IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE
NATIONAL CANCER PLAN'S PROGRESS,
PARTICULARLY WHAT INDIVIDUALS
AND COMMUNITIES ARE
CONTRIBUTING.
FINALLY, WE CAN'T JUST PUT A
PLAN OUT THERE.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE
SUCCEEDING AS AN OVERALL NATION
TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, AND
IDENTIFY WHERE THE GAPS ARE SO
THAT WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND
TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY.
THE PRESIDENT'S CANCER PLAN LED
BY DR. JAFFE WILL HELP US WITH
THIS PART.
AS PART OF THEIR ROLE TO ADVISE
ON THE NATIONAL CANCER PROGRAM'S
PROGRESS, AND IDENTIFY BARRIERS
TO PROGRESS.
WE LOOK TO EVERYONE FROM ALL
CORNERS OF SOCIETY TO EMBRACE
THIS BOLD CALL FOR ACTION, AND
CONTRIBUTE THE BEST THAT THEY
CAN.
SO THIS GIVES YOU A SENSE OF OUR
LAUNCH AND OUTREACH TIMELINE
OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND
COMING MONTHS.
IT IDENTIFIES WHERE WE SEE MORE
OPPORTUNITY FOR OUTREACH LATER.
VERY SOON, WE WILL BE RELEASING
THE NATIONAL CANCER PLAN TO THE
PUBLIC.
THIS WILL INCLUDE EMAILS, A
LUNCH OF A NEW NATIONAL CANCER
PLAN WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
PROMOTIONS, GETTING THE PLAN OUT
THERE PUBLICLY, AND ASKING FOR
PEOPLE'S RESPONSE.
OVER TIME, WE WILL BUILD IN MORE
CALLS WITH ADDED SPECIFICITY,
AND CONCRETE STEPS WE'RE HOPING
THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY WILL TAKE.
SO WHEN WE RELEASE THE PLAN, WE
WILL OFFER A NUMBER OF WAYS FOR
THE PUBLIC TO GET INVOLVED
ONLINE.
WE ASK FOR DID SH WHEN IT IS
ANNOUNCED FOR PEOPLE TO READ THE
PLAN, SEE WHAT'S IN THERE, SEE
HOW IT CAN SPEAK TO THEM, THEIR
NEEDS, AND THEIR ABILITY TO
PARTICIPATE.
PEOPLE CAN ALSO FOLLOW THE
TAGLINE AT THE NCI AND NCI
DIRECTOR ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND
SUBSCRIBE FOR EMAIL UPDATES THAT
WILL BE PUT OUT SPECIFIC TO THE
NATIONAL CANCER PLAN.
SO STAY TUNED, EVERYONE.
THERE WILL BE MORE WAYS TO
ENGAGE WITH THE PLAN COMING VERY
SOON, BECAUSE IMMEDIATELY AFTER
ITS PUBLIC LAUNCH, WE PLAN TO
DIVE EAGERLY TO THE EXECUTION
PHASE OF THE NATIONAL CANCER
PLAN.
LAST AND FINAL THOUGHTS.
CANCER PROGRESS IS STILL
UNFORTUNATELY VERY FAR FROM
WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE COUNTING ON US.
BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
STEPS WE'RE TAKING ON HOW TO
BEST LEAD AND ALIGN THE BROAD
CANCER COMMUNITY IN EFFORTS TO
ACHIEVE THE END OF CANCER AS WE
KNOW IT.
NOW THAT THERE'S A FRAMEWORK, WE
KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND
WE KNOW WHAT WILL GET US TO THE
ULTIMATE GOAL.
WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE
FASTER PROGRESS AGAINST CANCER
AND END IT AS WE KNOW IT FOR ALL
PEOPLE.
TO DO THIS, WE NEED TO WORK
TOGETHER AND HOW WE WORK
TOGETHER ACROSS SOCIETY WILL
MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
SO I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME, AND
NOW SO WE CAN START OUR
DISCUSSION OF HOW DO YOU SEE
YOUR PART OF THE CANCER
COMMUNITY EMBRACING THIS PLAN,
INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITIES IT
WILL CREATE ACTIONS THAT THEY
MAY TAKE AND IMPORTANT
DISCUSSIONS THAT WE WILL HAVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>THANK YOU, DR. BERTAGNOLLI.
WE NOW HAVE TIME FOR A FEW
QUESTIONS.
PLEASE USE THE RAISE-YOUR-HAND
TOOL IN WEBEX.
AGAIN I'LL TAKE THE CHAIR'S
PREROGATIVE.
AGAIN, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL
PLAN, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL
HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE A PART OF IT AND ASSIST
YOU IN IMPLEMENTING AND
EXECUTING TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE
GOALS THAT ARE SET OUT.
I GUESS IN TERMS OF PUTTING ON
MY SCIENCE HAT, I'M GLAD IT'S A
LIVING DOCUMENT, BECAUSE I THINK
AT SOME POINT, WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO SPELL OUT WHERE BASIC
SCIENCE PLAYS A ROLE IN THE
PLAN.
YOU KNOW, I THINK -- AND MAYBE
EVEN ADVANCES OR INNOVATION IN
BASIC SCIENCE, RIGHT?
AND THE USE OF NOVEL MOLECULAR
IMAGING, CRYO-EM, HOW DO WE
REALLY BEGIN TO GET DOWN TO THE
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR LEVELS IN
OUR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
OF CANCER.
SO I THINK THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY ALREADY TO THINK
ABOUT WHERE SOME TWEAKS COULD
OCCUR, BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING
THAT THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IS
GOING TO WANT TO HAVE A MORE
DETAILED SPELL-OUT OF WHERE.
WE CAN SEE IT SORT OF BURIED IN
THE VARIOUS PRIORITIES, BUT HAVE
IT BE A MORE DETAILED SPELLOUT.
LOVE TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON
THAT, MONICA.
>>I AGREE.
YOU KNOW, SCIENCE IS THE ENGINE
THAT GIVES US THE NEW
DISCOVERIES THAT WE NEED AND
THEN WE NEED TO CARRY THEM ALL
THE WAY THROUGH TO MAKE THEM
BENEFIT -- TO HAVE THEM ABLE TO
BENEFIT PEOPLE.
I THINK IF YOU READ VIRTUALLY
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE GOALS,
YOU WILL SEE WITHIN THEM THE
ABSOLUTE NEED FOR FUNDAMENTAL
SCIENCE.
AND ITS ROLE IN EVERYTHING THAT
WE DO.
I MEAN, FOR ANYTHING IN THE
PLAN, THIS WILL BE WHAT WE'RE
EXCITED ABOUT, THE EXECUTION
PHASE.
BECAUSE WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED
WILL BE A GREAT CONVERSATION TO
HAVE WITH THE BROADER SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY ABOUT, OKAY, WHAT
EXCITING THINGS CAN THAT
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE, AND HOW
CAN WE FACILITATE THE WORK OF
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY?
SO IT'S VERY MUCH THERE AT THE
BASE.
WE KNOW WE NEED IT, AND WHAT
YOU'VE JUST DESCRIBED IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE NEED TO GET INTO IN THE
EXECUTION PHASE, WHICH IS THE
SPECIFIC DETAILS OF HOW WE
ACHIEVE ALL THESE GOALS.
>>YEAH, WHAT JUMPS OUT AT ME,
WHICH EXCITES ME, IS THAT IT'S A
VERY TRANSLATIONAL PLAN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S HOW DO WE LEARN
TO GET STUFF OUT TO THE DOCS, TO
HELP MANAGE THESE PATIENTS AND
IMPROVE OUTCOMES.
THAT'S AWESOME.
BUT I ALSO THINK ABOUT, FOR
INSTANCE, THE CANCER CENTERS AND
THE BASIC PROGRAMS WITHIN THE
CANCER CENTERS, AND HOW THIS IS
ALL GOING TO TIE IN TOGETHER AS
WE ADVANCE INTO THE FUTURE TO
HOPEFULLY ACHIEVE THIS AMAZING
GOAL THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS SET
OUT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
ANNE, I SEE YOUR HAND.
YOU'RE ON MUTE.
>>TWO YEARS AND WE'RE STILL NOT
UNMUTING.
SO MONICA, THANK YOU.
THIS IS A GREAT ROAD MAP, AND I
THINK THE ENTIRE CANCER
ENTERPRISE THANKS YOU FOR THIS.
BUT I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON
JOHN'S COMMENT A LITTLE BIT,
BECAUSE I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW,
WHAT WE'RE MISSING, AND THIS IS
A LIVING DOCUMENT, AS YOU
POINTED OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND
IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE THE CANCER
COMMUNITY TO THINK THIS THROUGH,
ESPECIALLY THE RESEARCH
COMMUNITIES.
THE ONE THING I THINK I SAID TO
YOU WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, IN EACH
OF THESE AREAS, THERE ARE SOME
MAJOR, MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE
FACING.
SOME BARRIERS THAT ARE SITTING
THERE, AND PRIORITIZING THOSE
AND REALLY SORTING THROUGH WHAT
WE CAN ACTUALLY DO THE MOST
ABOUT IN THE MOST, YOU KNOW --
IN A WAY THAT REALLY DOES MAKE
THIS A NATIONAL PRIORITY, AND I
THINK THIS IS A REAL CHALLENGE
FOR THE CANCER COMMUNITY TO
FIGURE THAT OUT AND THEN LET'S
PRIORITIZE AND GO AFTER THOSE
THINGS THAT ARE -- WITH A SENSE
OF URGENCY THAT'S GOING TO
REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR
PATIENTS.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GREAT PLAN.
>>YEAH, AND THANK YOU, ANN, YOU
JUST DESCRIBED TWO ACTIVITIES
THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN IN EXECUTION
PHASE, NUMBER ONE, HOW ARE WE
GOING TO ENGAGE THE PEOPLE WHO
NEED TO BE ENGAGED.
JOHN ILLUSTRATES, IT NEEDS TO BE
EVERYTHING FROM THE BASIC
SCIENCE COMMUNITY ALL THE WAY TO
THE CANCER CARE DELIVERY LAST
MILE PEOPLE, SO NUMBER ONE,
FIRST PRIORITY IS ENGAGING AND
THEN SECOND PRIORITY, YOU KNOW,
OR PARALLEL PRIORITY IS
STRATEGIES FOR WHERE WE'RE
REALLY GOING TO FOCUS.
LET ME JUST SAY THAT I ALSO
THINK SOME OF THE -- THIS IS
WHERE IT DOVETAILS NICELY WITH
SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
CANCER MOONSHOT, BECAUSE THE
CANCER MOONSHOT HAS ALSO DONE A
REALLY BRILLIANT JOB OF
IDENTIFYING SOME OF THOSE
PRIORITIES YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT.
THEY'RE INTERWOVEN IN THIS
DOCUMENT, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE
FIRST PLACE I'D LOOK TO POINT TO
FOR WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE A GOOD
LIST OF PRIORITIES AND THAT'S
THE MOONSHOT PRIORITY.
>>THAT'S A GREAT POINT.
THERE'S A LOT ALREADY IN PLAY
THAT CAN BE LEVERAGED, SO
THANKS, MONICA.
DR. WAKEFIELD.
>>THANK YOU, JOHN.
MONICA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL START TO
KIND OF REALLY HELPING TO
INVIGORATE ALL HANDS ON DECK,
RIGHT?
AND YOU KIND OF ALLUDED TO THAT,
NOT JUST THE ALL OF GOVERNMENT
APPROACH BUT EVERYONE, WHO ARE
THE STAKEHOLDERS?
THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR ALL
OF US TO REALIZE THIS IS A
SOCIETAL ISSUE.
CANCER WILL VERY QUICKLY BECOME
THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN THE
UNITED STATES AND WE HAVE THE
ABILITY AS RESEARCHERS, AS CARE
DELIVERERS, AS PROVIDERS, AS
INSURERS, PHARMACEUTICAL
COMPANIES, WHOMEVER, ALL OF THE
STAKEHOLDERS TO REALLY BE
ENGAGED, AND I LOVE THE FACT
THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE OPEN
FOR COMMENT.
I HOPE THAT COMMUNITIES, THAT
INDIVIDUALS, THAT FAMILIES WILL
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TO TAKE A
LOOK BECAUSE IT'S REALLY ABOUT
IMPLEMENTATION, IT'S ABOUT WHAT
DO YOU NEED TO HELP BECOME PART
OF THIS INITIATIVE?
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE
COULD DO AT THE NATIONAL CANCER
INSTITUTE, AS INDIVIDUAL
STAKEHOLDERS OURSELVES, WHAT ARE
THINGS WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT, AS IS THE FOCUS ON
POLICIMENT YOU MENTIONED THAT AS
WELL.
BECAUSE POLICY MATTERS, AND WE
CAN DO RESEARCH TO HELP OUR
LEGISLATORS, TO HELP OUR KEY
LEADERS IN EACH STATE, NOT ONLY
JUST THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT
ARE IMPLEMENTABLE AT THE STATE
LEVEL BUT EVEN AT THE
INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL, AND THEN
OBVIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT THINGS
OF THE NATIONAL.
SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THIS IS
A FANTASTIC START.
>>WELL, THANK YOU, KAREN, AND
YOU'RE RIGHT, THIS IS A
LIVING -- YOU KNOW, WE SAID
BEFORE, THIS IS A LIVING
DOCUMENT.
WHEN YOU READ THE DETAIL BEHIND
EACH ONE OF THOSE GOALS, THERE
IS A STATEMENT, AND WHAT WE'RE
HOPING THAT STATEMENT CAN BE
USED FOR IS WE NEED TO BRING
ABOUT THIS STATE.
SO IT CAN BE SOMETHING VERY
SPECIFIC THAT WE CAN POINT TO ON
THE POLICY LEVEL, ON THE CARE
DELIVERY LEVEL, ON THE BASIC
RESEARCH LEVEL AND SAY THAT'S
WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY, IT'S A WHERE
DO WE NEED TO GO.
KIND OF A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO
HOW YOU ROLL OUT PLANS.
THE PLAN -- IT'S A PLAN.
BUT THE REAL PLANNING STARTS
NOW.
RIGHT?
IT'S HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET
THERE?
>>NO, THAT'S FANTASTIC.
AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION
WHO AND WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS
LIKELY TO BE FIVE TO 10 YEARS,
HOW IS INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED
AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS COME
INTO PLAY.
GREAT, GREAT POINT.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO LEARN
ABOUT POLICY.
WE REALLY, REALLY DO.
I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE
SEEING WITH PROSTATE CANCER,
THERE'S SOME L LESSONS THAT CANE
LEARNED FROM SOME OF THESE
THINGS, WHERE WE GET IT RIGHT,
AND THERE ARE PLACES WHERE WE
CAN IMPROVE.
OKAY, I THINK I SEE FRANCIS'
HAND UP.
>>MONICA, GREAT DOCUMENT.
VERY BOLD.
AND I THINK THE FANTASTIC PART
OF IT IS YOUR EMPHASIS ON LIVING
DOCUMENT.
THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE, MOVE
AND TAKE SHAPE, KEEPING THE
GOALS IN SIGHT.
THE INCLUSIVENESS OF BROAD
SOCIETY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
AND SO ON, EXCITING BUT COULD BE
VERY CHALLENGING.
DO YOU SEE -- OR HOW DO YOU SEE
THE IMPACT OF ALL OF THIS ON HOW
WE DO BUSINESS AT THE NCI TODAY?
OBVIOUSLY YOU GET INPUT, THAT
MAY BECOME CLEARER, BUT
OBVIOUSLY YOU WOULD SEE THAT IT
WOULD BE CHANGES IN HOW BUSINESS
IS DONE, OR HOW IT'S BEEN DONE
TO DATE.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
>>TWO CRITICAL PRIORITIES.
NUMBER ONE, RESEARCH NEEDS TO
REACH EVERYONE.
WE NEED EVERYONE WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE.
WE CAN DO A LOT FOR THAT, AND WE
ARE, AT THE NCI, TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE
COUNTED TO HAVE RESEARCH I
MEANINGFUL, THE BROADEST
POSSIBLE COMMUNITY, LITERALLY
EVERYONE, IS A CRITICAL GOAL
BECAUSE HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT IS
GOING TO -- HOW DO WE KNOW HOW
TO GET SOMEONE BENEFIT UNLESS
THEY PARTICIPATE IN ACTUALLY,
YOU KNOW, ACHIEVING THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED?
AND THEN NUMBER TWO IS ONCE WE
KNOW THAT WE HAVE STRATEGIES,
APPROACHES, TREATMENTS THAT
BENEFIT PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT ALL PEOPLE RECEIVE
THAT BENEFIT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOT TO BE A
CORE COMMITMENT OF EVERYTHING.
SO EVERYONE IN RESEARCH,
EVERYONE TO BENEFIT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A REALLY -- IT
THE CORE OF THIS ENTIRE PLAN.
AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE
DIFFICULT, BUT I THINK WE DO
HAVE A PRESIDENT AND AN
ADMINISTRATION THAT HAVE MADE
THIS A KEY PRIORITY, AND I DO
THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A
CONGRESS THAT ALSO, YOU KNOW,
REPRESENTS THE WHOLE UNITED
STATES, AND OF COURSE WANTS TO
SEE BENEFIT THROWOUT THE ENTIRE
UNITED STATES.
SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET A
GOOD RECEPTION FOR THE NOTION
THAT NO ONE IS GOING TO BE LEFT
OUT.
>>THAT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU, DR. BERTAGNOLLI.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION.
AND THERE BEING NO ADDITIONAL
HANDS UP, THE NEXT ORDER OF
BUSINESS IS A VOTE BY THE BOARD
TO ACCEPT OR NOT ACCEPT THE
NATIONAL CANCER PLAN THAT HAS
BEEN PROVIDED TO US.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A
MOTION TO ACCEPT OR NOT ACCEPT
THE NATIONAL CANCER PLAN, AND
PLEASE BE SPECIFIC IN YOUR
MOTION.
>>OKAY.
I'LL MOVE.
>>MOVE TO ACCEPT?
DO YOU MOVE TO ACCEPT?
>>THAT'S OKAY.
I MOVE THAT THE NATIONAL CANCER
PLAN AS PRESENTED BY THE
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CANCER
INSTITUTE BE ACCEPTED.
>>IS THERE A SECOND?
>>I SECOND.
>>YES.
>>SECOND.
>>DISCUSSION?
SO WE NEED TO VOTE.
I'LL ASK, ARE THERE ANY NAYS?
DOES ANYONE NEED TO ABSTAIN?
IF NOT, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED
AND SECONDED.
PAULETTE?
>>THE VOTE CARRIES, IT'S
UNANIMOUS.
>>FANTASTIC.
CONGRATULATIONS,
DR. BERTAGNOLLI.
>>THANK YOU!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>>WE'RE HERE TO ADVISE.
SO THE BOARD WILL NOW CONSIDER
ONGOING BUSINESS.
BUT IF I MAY, I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO REMIND YOU THAT AS SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AS MEMBERS
OF THIS BOARD, IF CONTACTED BY
ANYONE ASKING YOU TO COMMENT ON
THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET, OR THE
PLAN OR ANYTHING, RIGHT, YOU
SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE OR ANSWER
QUESTIONS BASED ON YOU BEING AN
NCAB MEMBER, OKAY?
AS FAR AS PARTICIPATING OR
ANSWERING AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN,
TO PRECLUDE YOU FROM BEING
PLACED IN A PRECARIOUS
SITUATION, I WOULD SUGGEST
REACHING OUT TO PAULETTE FIRST
AND GETTING HER ADVICE.
OR THE NCI ETHICS OFFICE, BEFORE
ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS RELATED
TO THESE DISCUSSIONS.
SO I HAVE TO ALSO ASK, ARE THERE
OTHER ISSUES THAT ANYONE WOULD
LIKE TO ADDRESSED TO, WHILE WE
HAVE THE BOARD CONVENED?
>>I HAVE A QUESTION THAT'S
UNRELATED TO THE PLAN.
MORE TO NCAB BUSINESS.
PAULETTE, THE NEXT NCAB MEETING,
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A JOINT
MEETING, IS IT GETTING MORE AND
MORE TOWARDS AN IN-PERSON
MEETING?
>>YES, IT WILL BE AN IN-PERSON
MEETING, AND FOR THOSE THAT
CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON, YOU
WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND
VIRTUAL.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT WILL BE A
HYBRID MEETING.
>>THANK YOU.
>>GREAT.
SO I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO ASK,
ARE THERE ANY AGENDA ITEMS THAT
ANYONE WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO
CONSIDER AT THE NEXT MEETING?
YES, CHRIS.
>>JOHN, THANKS.
AND MONICA, THANKS AND
CONGRATULATIONS.
IT MAY NOT BE READY FOR JUNE,
BUT WE HAD SOME CONVERSATION
ABOUT EVALUATION AND HOW WE KNOW
WE'RE MEASURING OUR IMPACT.
SO JUNE MIGHT BE TOO EARLY FOR
THAT CONVERSATION, BUT WE SHOULD
PROBABLY HAVE KIND OF A SKETCH
OF THE EVALUATIVE APPROACH OR A
DASHBOARD TO KIND OF MEASURE --
WE DID A NICE THING WITH THIS
WITH NAM ON THE NURSING REPORT,
JUST ONCE A YEAR, WHERE ARE WE
MAKING PROGRESS, WHERE WE NEED
MORE HELP, I THINK AT SOME POINT
WE PROBABLY WANT TO PUT THAT ON
OUR AGENDA.
THANKS.
>>GOOD.
>>AND I GUESS AS CHAIR, I'LL GO
AHEAD AND SAY, I THINK THE ONE
THING -- AND I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S A BOARD MEETING AGENDA
ITEM, I THINK IT IS, MAYBE IN A
CLOSED SESSION, BUT I THINK WE
MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE
GRANT APPROVAL PROCESS A LITTLE
BIT.
I THINK IT CAME UP DURING THE
LAST MEETING.
JUST TALK ABOUT IT AND SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY THINGS THAT WE CAN
DO TO IMPROVE ON IT.
AND AGAIN, IT'S PROBABLY A
CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION, BUT I
THINK, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF GOT
IN A PLACE WHERE WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT IT BUT I THINK WE DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FLESH THINGS
OUT, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH
THINKING ABOUT.
>>YOU'RE CORRECT, THAT'S A
CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION, SO WE
CAN MOVE ON.
>>OKAY, GREAT.
SO WE'LL DO THAT DURING A CLOSED
SESSION.
IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR ITEMS TO DISCUSS, I
GUESS WE CAN ADJOURN THIS
MEETING.
PAULETTE, WE SHOULD ADJOURN?
>>YES.
>>OKAY.
>>THANK YOU AGAIN!
>>THANKS, EVERYONE.
>>THANK YOU!
>>GOOD LUCK, MONICA.
>>BYE-BYE.
>>LOOK FORWARD TO THE
ANNOUNCEMENT.
>>NOW THE WORK STARTS!
>>SEE YOU IN JUNE.
>>BYE.