Assorted News from the Last Week:
CAC2 Member Regina Karchner (Childhood Brain Cancer Foundation) focuses the light on survivorship as we end Survivorship Month with a special CAC2 blog post: “Childhood Brain Tumor Survivorship: When Cancer Becomes Personal, Twice”
American Idol Finalists Mackenzie Sol, Drew Ryn, Maryjo Young, Amanda Barise, and Samoan Silk along with former member of Why Don’t We, Jonah Marais, The Voice Finalist Sadie Dahl, and TikTok creator Peng Peng are adding their voices to a special holiday charity project that will save lives and support children battling cancer by covering “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” to benefit CAC2 Member Cure 4 The Kids Foundation.
Cancer drug shortage, including some drugs to treat children with cancer, is back in the news.
In a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study, researchers developed a cancer assessment tool that can identify high-risk patients and predict survival with single-cell tumor data.
Obituary for Joseph Fraumeni Jr., pioneering cancer genetics researcher, who devoted his life to studying a rare hereditary cancer syndrome affecting some children and families with cancer.
Faster aging in younger generations linked to rise in early-onset cancer.
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.
CCDI Virtual Symposium: CAR-NKT Cell Therapy for Neuroblastoma on July 14, 2026, from 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET. Click here to register.
Registration Now Open for the CAC2 Summit in Miami on July 22-24! https://invite.bublup.com/QvcRaOOFd78s
The 58th Annual Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP 2026) September 15-18 in San Antonio, Texas & Online. For information and to register.
CCDI Symposium on September 17-18, hosted by the National Cancer Institute, has opened registration. Click for more information and to register.
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:
Children’s Cancer Cause joined Cancer Nation and the Lymphoma Research Foundation on June 15th for Right to Thrive: A Conversation on the Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA), a virtual town hall focused on newly introduced bipartisan legislation to advance survivorship care.
Take Action:
On behalf of ACCELERATE, you’re invited to submit your expression of interest in participating at the 16th ACCELERATE Paediatric Strategy Forum, taking place in Paris, France on 29 and 30 October 2026. The meeting aims include:
- Clearly ascertain the role of targeting B7H3 in paediatric cancer
- Identify which of the many types of inhibitors are of highest value for
children and adolescents - Identify the relevant malignancies with unmet medical needs
- Facilitate prioritisation of assets for the treatment of paediatric
malignancies
Click here to learn more and submit an Expression of Interest.
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