Community Principles for the Creation of an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H)

President Joe Biden has called for the creation of an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health
(ARPA-H) as a mechanism for realizing his goal of “ending cancer as we know it.” To be successful, ARPA-H must be designed and operated in a transparent and patient-centric manner that builds off of the existing research ecosystem rather than displacing it. The One Voice Against Cancer (OVAC) coalition has developed the following consensus recommendations for ARPA-H.