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The Role of the IRB in Clinical Trials: What Patients and Families Need to Know — SLIDE DECK

September 22, 2017 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

In this month's All-Member webinar, Joanne Salcido of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation introduced and hosted Dr. Marjorie Speers of the WCG Foundation. The slide deck from the presentation is linked below. Dr. Speers's presentation described the clinical trial process and the role of the IRB in phase 1 – 4 [...]

A Personalized Precision Approach to Therapy for Neuroblastoma

May 26, 2017 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

In this May's All-Member and Community Webinar, Gavin Lindberg (The EVAN Foundation) hosted physician investigators from the New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) clinical trials consortium who presented their work on defining genetic and biologic changes in a patient’s specific tumor that can be used to guide the development of [...]

The Blood-Brain Barrier: What If You Could Get Drugs Across?

January 26, 2017 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

In this January 2017 CAC2 All-Member webinar, we provided an opportunity to our members, associate members, student members, and supporting organizations to learn about emerging technology using ultrasound and microbubbles to deliver therapeutic agents across the blood-brain barrier. Clay Larsen, President & CEO and Rhodemann Li, Founder, EVP Strategy & Finance, both [...]

The Canine-Kid Connection — SLIDE DECK

November 16, 2016 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

In this All-Member Webinar for November 2016, we provided an overview of the compelling case for studying and treating cancer in canine cancer patients – a model of spontaneously occurring disease - the underlying science, and its potential not only to help us better understand and treat pediatric cancer, but [...]

The Blue Ribbon Panel Report and Pediatric Cancer

October 3, 2016 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

Earlier this year, as part of Vice President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, the White House established a Blue Ribbon Panel of experts to report on the current challenges and opportunities facing cancer research. In this CAC2 Research Interest Group webinar for September1 2016, CAC2 welcomed Blue Ribbon Panel members Dr. Peter [...]

Basics of a Clinical Trial in Pediatrics: A Sponsor’s Perspective

August 19, 2016 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

In this All-Member and all-community webinar for August 2016, CAC2 welcomes Drs. Michael Trigg, Brigid Bradley-Garelik, and Greg Plautz from Bristol-Myers Squib, speaking on the clinical trial process. These three esteemed industry experts will provide an overview of the clinical trial process, particularly from an industry-sponsored trial perspective and cover topics such [...]

Cavatica: The Promise of Big Data

July 20, 2016 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

In this CAC2 Research Interest Group webinar for July 2016, CAC2 welcomed host Dr. Adam Resnick of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Javad Nazarian of Children's Nationwide Hospital, and CAC2 member Amanda Haddock (Dragon Masters Foundation) discussing the Cavatica platform and how it can bring pediatric cancer research in line with [...]

Non-Profit Driven Pediatric Oncology Drug Development

May 25, 2016 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

In this All-Member webinar for May 2016, CAC2 welcomed Dr. Cesare Spadoni, Chairman and Co-Founder of Accelerating Paediatric Oncology Drug Development. Parents and non-profit entities can play a strong role in driving drug development and thus accelerate the availability of more innovative drugs for children with cancer. But to do, [...]

Epigenetics, Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics

April 14, 2016 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

In this CAC2 Research Interest Group monthly webinar, presented on April 13, 2016, we welcomed Dr. John Maris, Giulio D'Angio Endowed Professor of Pediatric Oncology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Maris shared with us the process of learning causations, [...]

Landmark Lightings and Proclamations

February 17, 2016 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

In this All-Member webinar for February 2015, CAC2 welcomed presenters Tony Stoddard (Sophia's Fund) and Neal Rourke (International Individual Member). Tony and Neal presented an interactive webinar to encourage dialogue between our members about Landmark Lightings and Proclamations. They shared their past successes and techniques to help our members reach [...]

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