CC Community News Digest (week of August 3-9)
Assorted news links from the last week: Study Offers Insights on Health Problems among AYA Cancer Survivors Medical trial aims to identify those at risk
August 9, 2020
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International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) Moves Congress Online
On behalf of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), please note that SIOP 2020 will take place as a virtual congress on the same
August 3, 2020
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Community News
Community News: Update on Federal Childhood Cancer Appropriations Process
Update from our colleagues at the Alliance for Childhood Cancer (July 13, 2020): The House Appropriations Committee agreed to fully fund the Childhood Cancer STAR
July 15, 2020
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FDA Approves Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin for CD33-Positive AML in Pediatric Patients
On June 16, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration extended the indication of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (MYLOTARGTM, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals LLC) for newly-diagnosed CD33-positive acute myeloid leukemia
June 16, 2020
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AACR Sponsored Listening Session with FDA
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recorded a listening session on May 27, 2020 for patient
May 27, 2020
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Day One Biopharmaceuticals
Day One Biopharmaceutical, a start-up biotech company founded with a focus on developing therapies for children with cancer through drug repurposing announced its debut in
May 21, 2020
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Collaborative Achievements
CAC2 Member Blog–Jointly Sponsored Moonshot4Kids Congressional Briefing
CAC2 Members Jack’s Angels, Dragon Master Foundation, Max Cure Foundation, Children’s Cancer Cause, and National Brain Tumor Society joined together with others in the community
February 14, 2020
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Community News
CAC2 Special Community Webinar–Vincristine Drug Shortage Update
Dr. Peter Adamson, Chair of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), shared information that COG has received along with a perspective on childhood cancer drug shortages,
October 24, 2019
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Blog Posts
STAR Act Co-Sponsor Map
Thanks to the many-faceted efforts in the childhood cancer community, the STAR Act has reached a tipping point (173 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives as of March
March 5, 2016
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Pediatric Cancer: Major Advances, Major Challenges – Notes from the 5th Annual Childhood Cancer Caucus
The Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus Presents Pediatric Cancer: Major Advances, Major Challenges 5th Annual Childhood Cancer Caucus Friday, September 19, 2014 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
October 10, 2014
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