This Week in Pediatric Oncology

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Episodes

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023

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Tune in as our host, Dr. Brenda Weigel from the University of Minnesota, is joined by Dr. Garrett Brodeur to discuss his expertise in genetic predispositions in childhood cancer. Dr. Brodeur is the Director of the Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) - and listen in as he discusses his journey leading up to cancer predisposition, what the program entails, as well as the process of screening & surveillance protocols.
To learn more about this program, please visit https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/hereditary-cancer-predisposition-program

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

Friday Mar 12, 2021

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Hosts Dr. Tim Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel met with Dr. Gilles Vassal and Patricia Blanc on the ACCELERATE Platform: Innovation for Children and Adolescents with Cancer. Dr. Gilles Vassal is the head of Clinical Research at Institut Gustave Roussy in Villejuif, France & he is also the Chair for the ACCELERATE Steering Committee. Patricia Blanc is the President & Founder of the Imagine for Margo Foundation and serves as a Patient Advocate for ACCELERATE. Listen in to hear how the ACCELERATE platform came to be & the advances they are making within the childhood cancer research landscape. 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/
 

Tuesday Apr 28, 2020

• How is the pandemic changing current cancer care services?• What is the current state of open clinical trials and how will new, near-term trials be affected?• What is the impact on emerging new therapies and translational research?• Are there any silver linings to all of this for childhood cancer research?
These answers and more are discussed in this special episode for cancer families where leaders from COG, the NCI and the pharmaceutical industry lead a community discussion about the pandemic's impact on all aspects of pediatric cancer research including clinical trials and standard cancer care services, followed by Q&A with questions from families and attendees.
 
We are joined by:- Peter Adamson, MD – former Chair, Children's Oncology Group (COG) and current Global Head, Oncology Development & Pediatric Innovation, Sanofi
- Mark Kieran, MD, PhD – Pediatric Clinical Trial Lead, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Jeffery J. Auletta, MD - Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program and the Host Defense and Immunocompromised Infectious Diseases Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
- Carol Thiele, Ph.D, Deputy Chief, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Pediatric Oncology Branch
- Prof. Pamela Kearns President, European Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOPE), Director of Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit
Moderated by: Timothy P. Cripe, MD, PhD – Chief of Hematology and Oncology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Hosted by: Solving Kids' Cancer US & UK, and Max Cure Foundation

Monday Feb 10, 2014

September
19, 2013
Recently, several published papers have
discussed the risk of cancer among family members of children with
cancer. TWIPO host Dr. Timothy Cripe and fellow co-host Dr. Robyn Dennis
(Nationwide Children's) break down the topic of familial cancer risk with
certified genetic counselor Elizabeth Varga (Nationwide Children's) and Donna
Ludwinski (Solving Kids' Cancer) and what families should take away from these
studies.

Monday Feb 10, 2014

November
15, 2011
Today’s episode features an impressive lineup
for a hot topic. Host Dr. Tim Cripe warns: “If your blood isn’t boiling by the
end, you weren't listening.” Hear Tim and co-host Dr. Lionel Chow discuss
pediatric cancer research funding with guests Dr. C. Patrick (Pat) Reynolds, Dr.
E. Anders (Andy) Kolb, and parent Joe McDonough.
Dr. Pat Reynolds puts government spending on
the number one disease killer of children in the US in perspective, comparing
the tiny $200M spent on pediatric cancer research to the foreign aid budget of
$22B (less than 1%). For example, $1.6B goes to Egypt alone. The COG budget is
a mere $46M. The DOD budget is $700B. See his slides here. Dr. Lionel Chow mentions an enlightening fact
– private donations to St Jude exceed $600M per year, on top of the givers’
paying taxes. This is 3 times the entire NCI budget for pediatric cancer
research for all institutions in the US.
Spending per Person Years Life Lost is compared
for childhood cancers and adult cancers, see graph here.
Dr. C Patrick Reynolds is Director, Cancer
Center and Professor of Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Internal Medicine, and
Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,
Lubbock TX. Dr. E Anders Kolb is the Director of Blood and Bone Marrow
Transplantation at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, and Head of the
Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory at Nemours Biomedical Research, Wilmington, DE.
Joe McDonough is father to Andrew, and founder of The Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive)
Foundation, raising money for families and research.
Please send comments to
twipo@solvingkidscancer.org

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