Steckel R J
Med Pediatr Oncol. 1985;13(2):59-64. doi: 10.1002/mpo.2950130203.
Since passage of the National Cancer Act in 1971, the NCI Centers Program has promoted the establishment and the development of cancer centers of many types throughout the nation. These now include 20 comprehensive cancer centers, as well as a number of clinical and basic science centers that are supported through NCI core grants. Scientific productivity at NCI-supported centers has been high. While cancer center core grants usually represent only a small proportion of the total extramural research support for a given institution, they are essential in providing shared resources and in pulling together the various component research programs of a center into a unified program. The future directions of the NCI centers program as a whole, as well as the role of cancer research centers within their communities and regions, are discussed.
自1971年《国家癌症法案》通过以来，美国国立癌症研究所（NCI）的中心项目推动了全国多种类型癌症中心的建立与发展。这些中心现在包括20个综合癌症中心，以及一些通过NCI核心资助支持的临床和基础科学中心。由NCI支持的中心科研产出颇丰。虽然癌症中心核心资助通常仅占某一特定机构校外研究总支持的一小部分，但它们对于提供共享资源以及将中心的各个组成研究项目整合为一个统一项目至关重要。本文讨论了NCI中心项目整体的未来发展方向，以及癌症研究中心在其所在社区和地区所扮演的角色。
