This Week in Pediatric Oncology

WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/zZiE19fhzQQ Tune in to the latest TWiPO episode as hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel, meet with Prof. Andy Pearson and Prof. Lou Chesler to discuss the ACCELERATE forums; Prof. Pearson & Prof. Chesler played pivotal roles in the start of the ALKi Pediatric Strategy Forum. Listen in as they discuss their experiences from the very first mee...

WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/PbNS-yFDTzA Hosts Dr. Timothy Cripe & Dr. Brenda Weigel are joined by Dr. Samuel Blackman to discuss biotech solutions for pediatric cancer drug development. Dr. Blackman is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Day One Biopharmaceuticals located in South San Francisco, CA. Tune in as Dr. Blackman discusses his career journey, the origins of Day...

WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/OSftR6JhEtY As Brain Tumor Awareness Month draws to a close, we bring you a new TWIPO episode on the subject. Hosts Dr. Timothy Cripe & Dr. Brenda Weigel are joined by Dr. Gregory Friedman from the University of Alabama in Birmingham to discuss his recently published paper “Oncolytic HSV-1 G207 Immunovirotherapy for Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas.” List...

WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/TEFcsd5lt1A In recognition of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, TWIPO hosts Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel are joined by Dr. Stergios Zacharoulis of Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), where he initiated a novel drug delivery program for pediatric brain tumors. Listen in as Dr. Zacharoulis discusses different delivery methodologies...

WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/R_GyqL36_dg 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 Bl...

WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/io13HbVwtbI Hosts Tim Cripe and Brenda Weigel welcome Dr. Chris Dandoy, from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and parent advocate, Sarah Moore, to discuss the current research on TA-TMA and the implications for children undergoing stem cell transplant (SCT) for pediatric cancers, notably tandem SCTs for high-risk neuroblastoma.   Dr. Dandoy is Assistan...

WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/ANmLBfdVJYQ Host Tim Cripe welcomes his new Co-Host, Dr. Brenda Weigel, to reflect on her career, leadership, and focus areas since her last interview on TWiPO in 2017. Dr. Weigel is the Director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the University of Minnesota's Cancer Center, Chair of Developmental Therapeutics in the COG, and Chair of...

WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/TwBmCwq3gJc This week was International Brain Tumor Awareness Week & we're closing out the week with this engaging discussion. TWIPO Host, Dr. Timothy Cripe, met with Dr. Michael Taylor, from SickKids in Toronto, Canada, and Dr. Nabil Ahmed, from Texas Children's Hospital, to discuss their recently published paper on a novel immunotherapy approach for...

WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/p7rMXwAu3qA This Week in Pediatric Oncology (TWIPO) - our host, Timothy Cripe, MD, meets with the new Chair of the Children's Oncology Group (COG), Douglas Hawkins, MD, to discuss the future of the pediatric cancer research landscape.   Have any thoughts? Questions? Ideas for future topics? Email us at TWIPO@solvingkidscancer.org. Subscribe to TWIPO t...

• 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...

Experts from the medical community will update us on our progress to-date and what to expect in the coming weeks and months. Also, parents from a New York family both diagnosed with COVID-19 will share their family’s current story/experience and important insights from the frontline. Please join this timely webinar to hear expert opinions, real-life descriptions, ask questions, and share informati...

As our world faces the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, it’s vital that we address key topics important to children & families in the Pediatric Cancer Community Please listen to this informative webinar to hear from experts, ask questions, and share information on: - An overview of COVID-19 pandemic: Fact versus fiction - COVID-19: What are the risks to immunocompromised patients? - Impact of COVID-19...

Guest host Dr. Ryan Roberts welcomes Rebecca Johnson and Becca Jacobsen to a conversation about the benefits and contributions of AYA (Adolescent/Young Adult) psycho-social support programs which serve the needs and challenges within this demographic of cancer patients and survivors.

Host, Dr. Timothy Cripe from Nationwide Children's Hospital, along with co-host - Dr. Nilay Shah, are joined by Dr. Robert Wechsler-Reya from Sanford Burnham Prebys in San Diego, CA. They discuss Dr. Wechsler-Reya's work including the process, benefits, and limitations of tumor models in mice, as well as research behind the humanized mouse model. They also discuss immune evasion - how one tumor ty...

TWIPO Host Tim Cripe, alongside co-hosts Ryan Roberts and Lisa Humphrey, engage in an insightful conversation with guest Abby Rosenberg, Director, Palliative Care and Resilience Research at Seattle Children's Research Institute. Rosenberg, with Seattle Children’s colleague, Yi-Frazier, developed a promising systematic intervention program called PRISM (Promoting Resilience in Stress Management) fo...

Host, Dr. Timothy Cripe from Nationwide Children's Hospital, along with his co-hosts - Dr. Ryan Roberts, Dr. Nilay Shah, Dr. Keri Streby, and Dr. Mark Ranalli, interview Dr. Peter Adamson from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Adamson was previously interviewed back in 2011, in Podcast #9, and they discuss the progress that has been made since then. Dr. Adamson goes on to talk about private...

Hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe, Dr. Keri Steby, Dr. Ryan Roberts, and Dr. Jonathan Finlay from Nationwide Children's Hospital are joined by Dr. Eugene Hwang, who is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. Dr. Hwang discusses his work with immunotherapy and pseudo-progression, as well as explains the basics of a solid tumor clinical trial he create...

Host, Dr. Timothy Cripe, from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio had the honor of interviewing Nancy Goodman, Founder and Executive Director of Kids v. Cancer in Washington DC.

Dr. Joshua Rubin, from Washington University, discusses his research done of gender differences to cancer that go beyond hormonal differences

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Host Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Nilay Shah, from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is joined by Dr. Dean Lee to discuss their experience with T-cell CARs (Chimeric Antigen Receptors).

Hosts Dr. Nilay Shah, Dr. Ryan Roberts, and Dr. Keri Streby from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, sit down with Dr. Mitchell Cairo to discuss his experiences within the pediatric cancer research sector.

Host Dr. Ryan Roberts, from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is joined by Dr. Rani George to discuss her experience with studying neuroblastoma and how she got involved in the field of oncology. George discusses her thoughts on what is needed to progress pediatric cancer research - including relapse biopsies, understanding the biology, and, of course, funding. As Dr. Roberts says,...

In this podcast, co-Hosts Dr. Robyn Dennis and Dr. Ryan Roberts had the honor of interviewing Dr. Brenda Weigel, Director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Weigel discusses her “serendipitous” background story of how she became involved in childhood oncology, as well as talks about the challenges the field faces with managing new cancer therapies....

It’s an exciting time to be part of the childhood cancer research community, and this interview was focused on career advice for those interested in childhood oncology and research. The availability of genomic profiling of tumors, targeted agents and the development of new immunotherapies are increasing the opportunities available to patients today. This lively discussion addresses the importance...