Assorted News from the Last Week:

AACR issued a Special Edition Advocacy Alert for National Cancer Survivor Month, with several pediatric-focused articles.

Children’s brain tumors may spread faster when microglia build invasion-friendly scaffolding.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is more likely to approve drugs with an orphan designation that were indicated for subgroups of cancer or pediatric indications than the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Researchers discover way to inhibit brain cancer’s infiltration mechanism in glioblastoma.

CAR-T cells enhanced with navigation system to penetrate lymph nodes more efficiently.

Following induction treatment for high-risk neuroblastoma, more than half of children experience cisplatin-induced hearing loss.

Upcoming Webinars, Online Opportunities, and Meetings:

Following the cancellation of the 2025 Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Symposium originally scheduled for last fall, NCI will inaugurate the CCDI Virtual Symposium Series in the coming weeks. Sessions will occur across multiple days in March and April.  Click Here to Learn More and Register.

SIOP Survivorship Special Interest Group and Childhood Cancer International SurNet host “Ototoxicity: Prevention Trials and Clinical Perspectives” on June 10 at 9:00 ET.  Click here for more information and to register.

“Capital, Risk, and Strategy: Rethinking How Pediatric Cancer Drug Development is Funded to Move Therapies Forward” sponsored by CureSearch at noon ET on June 16.  Click for more information and to register.

The Role of Environmental Health in Pediatric Oncology Clinical Practice at 2:00 ET on Tuesday, June 16.  Click here to register.

  Registration Now Open for the CAC2 Summit in Miami on July 22-24! https://invite.bublup.com/QvcRaOOFd78s

15th GOLDEN TOAST 2026, September 17 at 6:00 ET.  Click for more information.

CureFest registration now open!  September 18-20.  Click for more information and to register.

Recent Recordings:

The “The Mother of All Cons,” a three-part docuseries, based on Jamie Bartlett’s hit investigative podcast for the British charity ” that the charity falsely claimed to grant magical wishes to terminally and seriously ill children, can be streamed in full on BBC iPlayer or viewed internationally on Apple TV.