Assorted news from the last week: Data from an ongoing Phase 1 Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) network study sponsored by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute showed that patients under 18 years of age with relapsed low-grade glioma that had been treated with DAY101 had notable responses: Of the eight patients […]
Assorted news from the last week: CAC2 Member Joe Baber urges community members to take immediate action to secure Senate passage of the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, in this guest blog post. “Because of the incentives in this bill, for the first time, we now have several kids’ cancer drugs […]
Assorted news from the last week: With Election Day behind us, Congress may be in a better position now to enact another round of stimulus spending — something nonprofits say they desperately need. [NOTE: this article is gated, but access is free when you register for the site.] Childhood Cancer […]
Assorted news from the last week: Children with birth defects who were conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) were more likely to develop childhood cancer compared to those conceived naturally, according to the results of a cohort study originating at Michigan State University. The likelihood of cancer survivors developing a […]
Assorted news from the last week: This year’s Cancer Grand Challenges (funded by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute) include a category for Solid Tumors in Children. Contract Research Organization PRA Health Sciences published a white paper encouraging industry sponsors to identify, seek out, and partner with patient […]