TWiPO #95: Patient Advocates’ Views in Neuroblastoma with Nick Bird & Donna Ludwinski

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Hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel, are joined Solving Kids’ Cancer’s patient advocates, Nick Bird & Donna Ludwinski. Nick & Donna, along with other patient advocates, recently published a groundbreaking report, “When Innovation and Commercialization Collide: A Patient Advocate View in Neuroblastoma“. Listen in as they discuss the importance of advocacy and being the voice of cancer patients and their families, and how all stakeholders (i.e. academia, advocates, and big pharma) can collaborate and advance treatment options for pediatric cancer patients.
 
You can read their full paper here: https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/JCO.21.01916?bid=123546590&cid=DM9111
 
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TWiPO #93: CureWorks & Caring Cross: Pathways to Advance Cell & Gene Therapy with Dr. Rimas Orentas

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Tune in as our hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel, meet with Dr. Rimas Orentas - the Scientific Director of Caring Cross & a Professor from Seattle Children's Hospital. In this episode, Dr. Orentas discusses his expertise in cellular gene therapy - the accessibility, production, testing, and the importance of diversity and inclusion amongst research subjects.
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TWiPO #92: mRNA - Not just for COVID - What is its Application in Pediatric Cancer? with Dr. Elias Sayour

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Hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel, meet with Dr. Elias Sayour from the University of Florida. While many are familiar with mRNA due to its COVID-19 vaccine application, Dr. Sayour discusses mRNA within the pediatric brain tumor landscape - including preclinical work, its delivery & distribution, as well as promising future opportunities for pediatric cancer patients.
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TWiPO #88: The ACCELERATE ALKi Pediatric Strategy Forum with Prof. Andy Pearson & Prof. Lou Chesler

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Tune in to the latest TWiPO episode as hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel, meet with Prof. Andy Pearson and Prof. Lou Chesler to discuss the ACCELERATE forums; Prof. Pearson & Prof. Chesler played pivotal roles in the start of the ALKi Pediatric Strategy Forum. Listen in as they discuss their experiences from the very first meeting, how topics are chosen, and the importance of bringing together key people from different industries. The ACCELERATE international platform provides a transparent forum to discuss and address, in a timely fashion, overarching issues in the development of innovative anticancer medicines for children and adolescents with cancer.
To learn more about ACCELERATE, please visit: https://www.accelerate-platform.org/

TWiPO #87: Biotech Solutions for Pediatric Cancer Drug Development with Dr. Samuel Blackman

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Hosts Dr. Timothy Cripe & Dr. Brenda Weigel are joined by Dr. Samuel Blackman to discuss biotech solutions for pediatric cancer drug development. Dr. Blackman is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Day One Biopharmaceuticals located in South San Francisco, CA. Tune in as Dr. Blackman discusses his career journey, the origins of Day One, and the challenges in pediatric cancer drug development today.
To learn more about Day One Biopharmaceuticals, go to https://dayonebio.com/.
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TWiPO #82: Dr. Brenda Weigel on The RACE Act & Early Phase Clinical Trials

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Host Tim Cripe welcomes his new Co-Host, Dr. Brenda Weigel, to reflect on her career, leadership, and focus areas since her last interview on TWiPO in 2017. Dr. Weigel is the Director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the University of Minnesota's Cancer Center, Chair of Developmental Therapeutics in the COG, and Chair of the Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trials Network (PEP-CTN) for the NCI.
 
She is at the epi-center for getting new drugs into the clinic for children with cancer and shares her perspective on the impact of the game-changing RACE Act that was implemented in 2020. She weighs in on prioritization of same-class drugs, evolving clinical trial design for small patient populations, and the increasing need for international collaboration in conducting clinical trials. She also discusses the importance of quality-of-life assessments and patient-reported outcomes and shares the efforts ongoing in the US and EU regulatory landscape to advance drug development for children with cancer.

TWIPO: Interview with Douglas Hawkins, MD - Chair of Children's Oncology Group (COG)

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This Week in Pediatric Oncology (TWIPO) - our host, Timothy Cripe, MD, meets with the new Chair of the Children's Oncology Group (COG), Douglas Hawkins, MD, to discuss the future of the pediatric cancer research landscape.
 
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Latest COVID-19 Insights from Doctors + Stories from the Frontline to inform Childhood Cancer Families & the General Community

Experts from the medical community will update us on our progress to-date and what to expect in the coming weeks and months. Also, parents from a New York family both diagnosed with COVID-19 will share their family’s current story/experience and important insights from the frontline.Please join this timely webinar to hear expert opinions, real-life descriptions, ask questions, and share information on:• Progress on containing and treating the virus• Could viruses like COVID-19 be the new normal?• Medical services to pediatric cancer patients – how much of a delay right now?• Clinical research trials for cancer and other diseases on hold – impact to getting new treatments developed• Sharing a personal story: Real life with COVID-19 from a family’s perspective in New YorkQ&A to followGuest Speakers:• Timothy P. Cripe, MD, PhD, Chief of Hematology and Oncology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital• Jeffery J. Auletta, MD, Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program and Host Defense and Immunocompromised Infectious Diseases – Nationwide Children’s Hospital• New York couple diagnosed with COVID-19 at home with their family

TWiPO #71 - Interview with Nancy Goodman, Founder and Executive Director of Kids v. Cancer

Host, Dr. Timothy Cripe, from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio had the honor of interviewing Nancy Goodman, Founder and Executive Director of Kids v. Cancer in Washington DC.

TWiPO #70 - Dr. Joshua Rubin talks about his research done on gender differences to cancer

Dr. Joshua Rubin, from Washington University, discusses his research done of gender differences to cancer that go beyond hormonal differences