This Week in Pediatric Oncology
childhood cancer
Episodes
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
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Happy 100th Episode to the This Week in Pediatric Oncology Podcast! In this special milestone episode, our hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe & Dr. Brenda Weigel, are joined by Scott Kennedy & Donna Ludwinski from Solving Kids' Cancer to reminisce on the history & creation of TWiPO and talk about their favorite podcast episodes from over the years.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
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Tune in as our hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe & Dr. Brenda Weigel, are joined by Dr. Samuel Volchenboum who is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics from the University of Chicago. Dr. Volchenboum spearheaded an international effort through two data platforms called the Pediatric Cancer Data Commons (PCDC) & GEARBOx (Genomic Eligibility Algorithm at Relapse for Better Outcomes). Listen in as he explains the importance behind these two platforms, as well as the challenges and barriers to data collaboration.
To learn more about the Pediatric Cancer Data Commons, you can visit http://commons.cri.uchicago.edu
To learn more about GEARBOx, you can visit http://gearbox.pedscommons.org
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
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Listen in as our host, Dr. Timothy Cripe, is joined by Dr. Jonathan Finlay to discuss his acclaimed & reputable career within the pediatric cancer landscape. Dr. Finlay reflects on his distinguished journey including how he got into pediatric immunology, how the field has evolved throughout his medical career, his views on exciting technologies & strategies, and how his personal experience as a patient influenced his position and mindset as a physician.
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Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
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Listen in as our host, Dr. Brenda Weigel from the University of Minnesota, is joined by Dr. Robbie Majzner - an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Stanford University's School of Medicine. Dr. Majzner goes into great detail about his recent clinical trial on GD2-CAR T cell therapy for H3K27M-mutated Diffuse Midline Gliomas - the findings, the process, and what the future holds. You can read more about Dr. Majzner's study here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04489-4
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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
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Listen in as our hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel, are joined by Dr. Kristopher Bosse: an attending physician in the Division of Oncology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Bosse discusses his latest project that focuses on GPC2 Directed Immunotherapy, including what makes it a better target, the benefits & challenges of selecting new targets, as well as the strategy & applicability of the immunotherapy towards solid tumors.
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
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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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Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
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In this episode, our hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel, are joined by Dr. Wayne Furman. Dr. Furman recently retired from the Department of Oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Furman had a paper published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on his Phase II trial using hu14.18K322A in newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma pediatric patients. Listen in as he discusses the results of this trial & the future of neuroblastoma treatments.
You can read his full paper here: https://ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200/JCO.21.01375?journalCode=jco
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Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
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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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Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
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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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Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
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Hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel, are joined by Dr. Mariella Filbin from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Filbin discusses her expertise within DIPG including transcriptomics and epigenomics, as well as what is on the horizon for research - both challenging and exciting advances.
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