This Week in Pediatric Oncology

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Solving Kids' Cancer explores new advances in childhood cancer with host Dr. Timothy Cripe from Nationwide Children's Hospital

  1. 01/14/2025

    DFMO FDA Approval with Dr. Nicole Drezner

    In this episode Dr. Timothy Cripe and Dr. Brenda Weigel are joined by FDA's Dr. Nicole Drezner, pediatric oncologist and the Deputy Division Director of the Division of Oncology 2 who led the FDA review and publication on the approval of DFMO. Listen in on the discussion surrounding the historic approval of DFMO, the first ever oncology drug approved in the setting to prevent relapse using an external control instead of randomization.

  2. 03/05/2024

    New Focused Ultrasound Study for Progressive Diffuse Midline Glioma

    Dr. Luca Szalontay,  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses the work of Columbia's Initiative for Drug Delivery Innovation which is exploring new treatments for pediatric brain tumors utilizing Convection Enhanced Delivery and Focused Ultrasound. This initiative has launched a new clinical trial using Focused Ultrasound for patients with  progressive diffuse midline glioma (DMG)

  3. 06/15/2023

    TWiPO #111: A Discussion on Oncofertility/Fertility Preservation with Dr. Seth Rotz

    WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/ACFprGG10M0 In this episode, our host, Dr. Timothy Cripe from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, is joined by Dr. Seth Rotz - pediatric hematologist/oncologist and the Director of the Fertility Preservation Program at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Listen in as they discuss Dr. Rotz’s career & specialty in fertility preservation for cancer patients: how he got into the field, what was needed to start the program, & the process and risks associated with oncofertility. ----more---- Have any thoughts? Questions? Ideas for future topics? Email us at TWIPO@solvingkidscancer.org. Subscribe to TWIPO to get notifications of new uploads. Want to listen to TWIPO's past episodes? Visit www.solvingkidscancer.org/podcast

  4. 04/26/2023

    TWiPO #110: Discussing the ”Gift from a Child” Program with Al Gustafson & Dr. Angela Waanders

    WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/jj3wJU0G7GI Listen in as our hosts, Dr. Tim Cripe & Dr. Brenda Weigel, are joined by Al Gustafson, from The Swifty Foundation, and Dr. Angela Waanders, from Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, to discuss the "Gift from a Child" program. This program is led by The Swifty Foundation & helps advocate and educate about post mortem pediatric brain tissue donations. Al & Dr. Waanders discuss the genesis of the program, what the program entails, as well as the benefits of tissue donations to empowering research. To learn more about "Gift from a Child", please visit: https://www.giftfromachild.org/ ----more---- Have any thoughts? Questions? Ideas for future topics? Email us at TWIPO@solvingkidscancer.org. Subscribe to TWIPO to get notifications of new uploads. Want to listen to TWIPO's past episodes? Visit www.solvingkidscancer.org/podcast

  5. 03/29/2023

    TWiPO #109: Discussing the Early Detection of Cancer Using Genomics with Dr. Trevor Pugh

    Listen in & join the TWiPO team in this special live recorded episode. Our host, Dr. Tim Cripe, along with his Nationwide Children’s Hospital colleagues, Dr. Ryan Roberts, Dr. Elaine Mardis & Dr. Katherine Miller, are joined by Dr. Trevor Pugh, who is a clinical laboratory geneticist from the University of Toronto in Canada. Tune in as they all discuss Dr. Pugh’s specialty in genomics & his recent work regarding the early identification of cancers in patients with Li Fraumeni Syndrome.  To learn more about this study, visit https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.07.22280848v1.full.pdf ----more---- ----more---- Have any thoughts? Questions? Ideas for future topics? Email us at TWIPO@solvingkidscancer.org. Subscribe to TWIPO to get notifications of new uploads. Want to listen to TWIPO's past episodes? Visit www.solvingkidscancer.org/podcast

  6. 02/27/2023

    TWiPO #108: Hepatoblastoma: A Physician & Patient Family’s Story with Dr. Jim Geller & The Woolwines

    WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/yyQ08ny_hDU Join our host, Dr. Timothy Cripe from Nationwide Children's Hospital, as he’s joined with Dr. Jim Geller from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to discuss his expertise in pediatric liver cancer - hepatoblastoma. In this episode, we are also specially joined by Kelly & Jessica Woolwine as they tell their story of how they navigated the hepatoblastoma landscape to seek treatment for their daughter, Charlotte. ----more---- Have any thoughts? Questions? Ideas for future topics? Email us at TWIPO@solvingkidscancer.org. Subscribe to TWIPO to get notifications of new uploads. Want to listen to TWIPO's past episodes? Visit www.solvingkidscancer.org/podcast

  7. 02/09/2023

    TWiPO #107: Discussing the International rEECur Trial for Ewing Sarcoma with Dr. Martin McCabe

    WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/Z1D-7i4oy1s   Our host, Dr. Timothy Cripe from Nationwide Children's Hospital, is joined by Dr. Martin McCabe from the University of Manchester to discuss the results of the rEECur trial. The rEECur trial is an international randomized trial conducted on recurrent and primary refractory Ewing sarcoma patients. Dr. McCabe leads a discussion on the genesis of rEECur, what it entailed & what was learned from conducting this trial.   To learn more about this trial, please visit https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/study-identifies-best-treatment-for-rare-childhood-cancer/ ----more---- Have any thoughts? Questions? Ideas for future topics? Email us at TWIPO@solvingkidscancer.org. Subscribe to TWIPO to get notifications of new uploads. Want to listen to TWIPO's past episodes? Visit www.solvingkidscancer.org/podcast

  8. 01/18/2023

    TWiPO #106: Genetic Predisposition in Childhood Cancer with Dr. Garrett Brodeur

    WATCH THE VIDEO WEBCAST HERE: https://youtu.be/oR0KN5VFDVc Tune in as our host, Dr. Brenda Weigel from the University of Minnesota, is joined by Dr. Garrett Brodeur to discuss his expertise in genetic predispositions in childhood cancer. Dr. Brodeur is the Director of the Pediatric Cancer Predisposition Program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) - and listen in as he discusses his journey leading up to cancer predisposition, what the program entails, as well as the process of screening & surveillance protocols. To learn more about this program, please visit https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/hereditary-cancer-predisposition-program ----more---- Have any thoughts? Questions? Ideas for future topics? Email us at TWIPO@solvingkidscancer.org. Subscribe to TWIPO to get notifications of new uploads. Want to listen to TWIPO's past episodes? Visit www.solvingkidscancer.org/podcast

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Solving Kids' Cancer explores new advances in childhood cancer with host Dr. Timothy Cripe from Nationwide Children's Hospital

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    Solving Kids' Cancer
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
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