Assorted News from the Last Week:
Are cannabis products safe and effective for reducing symptoms in children with cancer? Analysis finds insufficient data from published studies.
From Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Scientists have successfully transformed rhabdomyosarcoma cells into healthy functioning muscle cells. Could this lab breakthrough help bring differentiation therapy to the clinic? In relapsed/refractory BRAF V600–mutant pHGG, dabrafenib plus trametinib improved ORR versus previous trials of chemotherapy in molecularly unselected patients with pHGG and was associated with durable responses and encouraging survival. Lancet article emphasizes a crucial need to implement a data-driven methodological framework with validated measures to inform effective policies and interventions to address financial hardship in childhood cancer. (gated)Upcoming Webinars, Online Opportunities, and Meetings:
Join the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative’s (CCDI’s) first Community Forum on September 11 at 2:00 ET, as it brings together experts, researchers, and community members to discuss CCDI progress and what’s on the horizon for the initiative. Learn more and registerTriage Cancer will offer a webinar on Medicare 101 on September 13 at 1:00 ET about Learn about the different “Parts” of Medicare, supplemental plans, decisions to make during open enrollment, and how it works with other insurance. We’ll close with a hands-on workshop to compare Medicare plans using Triage Cancer’s Medicare Options Comparison Worksheet.. Learn more and register.
Zoefia Alexandria Green Heart Gala, beautiful night of elegance and celebration to raise funds and awareness for Childhood Cancer/ Brain Cancer, September 15 at 7:00 pm ET. Learn more and register.
The co-chairs of the Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus will host the 14th Annual Childhood Cancer Summit on Thursday, September 21, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Everyone is invited. All RSVPs should be directed to McKayla Montgomery at mckayla.montgomery@mail.house.MyPART will partner with the Life Raft Group to hold the NIH Pediatric and Wild-Type GIST Clinicat the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. The clinic brings patients and families together with expert clinicians and researchers. To learn more about the upcoming clinic, please email BJ Thomas, RN at barbara.thomas2@nih.gov.
Register for the 55th SIOP in Ottawa, Canada on October 11-14. Experience 4 outstanding days of cutting-edge science, engaging debates, and networking with world-renowned experts. Learn more and register.