Assorted News from the Last Week:

CAC2 Supporting Organizations Day One and Servier completed enrollment in pivotal Phase 3 FIREFLY-2 Trial of Tovorafenib as a front-line treatment for pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG)

CAC2 Member Joshua Omale’s essay on why vaccines are “one of the strongest expressions of a functioning health system.“

WHO report: “Measuring survival, driving change – Advancing equity through the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer”

Children’s Oncology Group recently created a new organization called the COG Research Foundation, LLC, which is now COG’s legal and fiscal sponsor. 

Lack of research in understanding the global population of childhood cancer survivors leads to gaps in care and cures. 

Scientists at the Institute of Medical Education and Research, India, developed rapid prosthetic eye protocol for pediatric eye cancer.

Molecular-driven classification is rapidly reshaping diagnostic protocols in pediatric oncology, including in soft tissue sarcomas.

Mortality in pediatric oncology remains clinically relevant, with a substantial proportion attributable to potentially preventable treatment-related causes, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

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.

CAC2 Webinar–“Advancing Discovery | The Critical Role of Post-Mortem Tissue Donation in Pediatric Oncology” on May 12 at noon ET.  Click here for information and to register.

Webinar to launch the WHO report “Measuring survival, driving change – Advancing equity through the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer” on May 12, 7:00 AM ET.  Click for information and to register.

On May 19, the Ohio Department of Health will host the 5th Annual Childhood Cancer Summit (virtual).  Click here for information and to register.

Webinar sponsored by TPN.health “Invisible but Impacted: The Critical Role of Supporting Siblings in Peds/AYA Oncology Care” Noon ET on May 27.  Registration link.

Started in 2017, the annual MIB Agents FACTOR conference brings together the leading researchers, clinicians, and surgeons, along with patient families and OsteoWarriors (survivors, patients, and siblings of OsteoWarriors and OsteoAngels) to Make It Better for those battling this disease.  This year the meeting will be in Columbus, Ohio June 25-27.  Click here for information and to register.

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

Recent Recordings:

CAC2 webinar from April 22: “Understanding Childhood Cancer Risk and Early Indicators”

Andy Kolb from CAC2 Supporting Organization Blood Cancer United ““Why Children Are Not Just ‘Little Adults’ in Cancer Treatment