Richard Pazdur, Director of the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence, introduces the pilot Summer Scholars Program, designed to introduce students to oncology drug development. more→
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US Aims to Help More Cancer Patients Try Experimental Drugs (Associated Press)
The Food and Drug Administration is launching Project Facilitate aimed at giving more cancer patients a chance to try treatments on a compassionate use basis. more→
2019 Distinguished Public Service Award
Nancy Goodman, the executive director and founder of Kids v Cancer, received the Distinguished Public Service award in recognition of her outstanding leadership in cancer policy and advocacy at the 2019 annual meeting of AACR. more→
Wall Street Journal: For children with cancer, hope for new treatments
The RACE for Children Act, requiring pharmaceuticals companies to test cancer drugs on children as well as adults, is raising hopes of more therapies. more→
Expanded access programs: Making compassion work (Regulatory Focus)
KVC’s Program Director outlines challenges and necessary next steps in improving access to compassionate use drugs. more→
2018 AACR Meeting Presentation by Nancy Goodman
On April 17th, Nancy Goodman made a presentation on the RACE for Children ACT at the 2018 annual meeting of the American more→
Why can’t dying patients get the drugs they want? (The New York Times)
Right to Try legislation “is not going to fix the problem because there are still a lot of reasons why the companies will choose not to share their drugs,” says Nancy Goodman. more→
This week in pediatric oncology – Interview with Nancy Goodman (audio)
Dr. Timothy Cripe from Nationwide Children’s Hospital talks with Nancy Goodman, Founder and Executive Director of Kids v. Cancer, about accomplishments and her hopes for the future. more→
Pediatric cancer studies: FDA promises flexible approach on requirements (The Pink Sheet)
FDA plans a flexible approach to the new pediatric study requirements for targeted drugs under the RACE for Children Act. more→
Eyes on immunotherapy: Nancy Goodman speaks at the Atlantic Forum Children & Cancer
A video on how Kids v Cancer is creating incentives and requirements for companies to undertake pediatric studies. more→
How to try an experimental drug when you don’t qualify for a clinical trial (Forbes)
How to handle compassionate use requests is not taught in medical school. In essence, the process has four steps. more→
Children with cancer get more access to experimental drugs (Science)
The Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity for Children (RACE) Act will close loopholes in U.S. drug approval guidelines that companies have exploited to avoid enrolling children in clinical cancer research. more→
To speed access to compassionate use, look beyond the FDA (Health Affairs Blog)
Contrary to widespread industry concerns that serious adverse events in a compassionate use program will lead to problems with the FDA, analysis of years of data does not show this to be the case. more→
Senate passes pediatric cancer drug development expansion bill (Health IT Analytics)
A bill that would expand the number of pediatric cancer drug treatments for development passed the US Senate and heads to the White House for signing. more→
Senate passes F.D.A. funding and ‘Right to Try’ drug bills (New York Times)
The FDA bill includes new requirements that could increase the number of cancer drugs for children. more→