The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recorded a listening session on May 27, 2020 for patient advocates to learn more about cancer clinical trials during COVID-19. The session is about 45 minutes, with the pediatric questions at about minute 25.5, minute […]
Day One Biopharmaceutical, a start-up biotech company founded with a focus on developing therapies for children with cancer through drug repurposing announced its debut in the market last week. Its first agent, DAY101, licensed from Takeda Pharmaceuticals, is a targeted treatment for children with low grade glioma, a type of […]
Our April CAC2 All-Member webinar hosted by Donna Ludwinski (Solving Kids Cancer) introduced Drs. Jeremy Schraw and Philip Lupo of Baylor College of Medicine who spoke about their research on nonchromosomal cancer predisposition. Cancer in Children with Birth Defects: What Can We Learn from Population-Based Studies Studies show that birth defects […]
Solving Kids’ Cancer and Max Cure Foundation offered a joint webinar: The Pandemic’s Impact on the Pediatric Cancer Research Landscape Timothy P. Cripe, Chief of Hematology and Oncology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital moderated the session that featured an all-star line-up: Peter Adamson, MD – former Chair, Children’s Oncology Group (COG) […]
If you want to know what the $2.2 trillion CARES Act economic relief package means for nonprofits, donors, and individuals, have asked yourself “what can I do?” want to brush up your leadership skills or explore ideas to help with fundraising in a crisis, or just need accurate and reliable information, […]
We are proud to share the #WhatCanIDo? Covid19 awareness graphic co-developed and promoted across the childhood cancer community by CAC2 members Be Strong, Fight On!, B+ Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and Momcology.
CAC2 Members Greg Aune, Max Cure Foundation, and Solving Kids Cancer helped to bring answers to a community in turmoil over the Covid 19 crisis by co-promoting each others’ webinars to get information into more people’s hands: Dr. Gregory Aune “COVID-19: Addressing Family Concerns for Children with Cancer and Survivors” […]
By Guest blogger Valerie Cotton, Kids First Program Manager, NICHD Childhood cancers and structural birth defects have profound, lifelong effects on children and their families. Birth defects are the leading cause of death in the first year of life, and cancer remains the leading cause of childhood disease-related mortality beyond […]