The COG Young Investigator Poster/Networking Session at the #COGFall2023Meeting last week in Atlanta was well attended by YIs & COG leaders with 66 posters on display! Thanks to the 13 COG Cmtes that allowed YIs to present during their sessions. The future of #COG is bright!

Building on the success of NCI-MATCH, the #ComboMATCH #PrecisionMedicine initiative will test new drug combos for patients whose tumors have specific gene abnormalities, regardless of #cancer type. More: bit.ly/ComboMATCH NCI Treatment Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Children’s Oncology Group NRG Oncology SWOG Cancer Research Network

COG Group Chair Doug Hawkins on recent panel with First Lady Jill Biden at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Ctr explained COG goals to extend cure rates for pediatric cancers & mitigate long-term side effects in survivors #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth

#COG LTFU Guidelines/Version 6.0 now available: survivorshipguidelines.org. See p. xxviii re what’s new in long-term follow-up care guidelines for #childhood #cancer and #AYA cancer survivors. Special thanks to COG LTFU Guidelines Core Cmte & St. Baldrick's Foundation.

Very proud of the publication of our PREVENT-HF trial in The Lancet Oncology (DOI:doi.org/10.1016/S1470-…), a multi-center collaboration to improve cardiac outcomes in our survivors. #cardioonc. An important step forward. Children’s Oncology Group City of Hope. Thank you to our patients and families.

A study led by City of Hope Children’s Cancer Center’s and Children’s Oncology Group found carvedilol is safe for #childhoodcancer survivors who are at-risk for developing heart failure due to chemotherapy exposure. Results were published in The Lancet Oncology. bit.ly/3Hg8o9H

#COG has endorsed a clinical practice guideline on the treatment of breakthrough and prevention of refractory CINV developed by the POGO! #CancerResearch #Cancer childrensoncologygroup.org/docs/default-s…

The #COG has endorsed a clinical practice guideline on the management of fatigue developed by the POGO! #cancerresearch childrensoncologygroup.org/docs/default-s…

Trial Spotlight: #COG led Phase 3 trial AHOD2131 studying Newly Diagnosed Stage 1 & 2 Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma in Childrens and Young Adults is available across the #NCI #NCTN networks Cancer Trials Support Unit SWOG Cancer Research Network Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group NRG Oncology NCI CTEP Clinical Research ClinicalTrials.gov

#COG Spring 2024 Meeting in Chicago is well underway! Following a new format this year, the COG disease & domain committees are each holding a #scientific retreat this week to focus on the development and analysis of our #clinical studies! #childhoodcancer #COGSpring2024Meeting

The 2nd Edition of the #COGF newsletter is here: thecogfoundation.org/news.html This issue has articles on patient advocacy and disparities in outcomes on #COG clinical trials, a family’s story on philanthropic support for OS research, & we speak w/ Dr. Maria Velez, our DHD Cmte Chair.

#COG celebrates #ClinicalTrialsDay.

Over 10 #COG oral and poster presentations were accepted into #ASCO2024 in Chicago this past week. Bravo to our Children’s Oncology Group members’ who participated!

3rd Edition of the #COGFnewsletter is here: thecogfoundation.org/news.html. This issue has articles on implementation of Molecular Characterization & the impact for patients, philanthropic support of leukemia and lymphoma research, & we speak w/ Dr. Todd Cooper, our #COG AML Cmte Chair.

#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth #clinicaltrials

The #COG has endorsed a #clinical practice guideline on the management of Clostridioides difficile developed by the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario! #POGO4Kids childrensoncologygroup.org/docs/default-s…

#COG Fall Group Meeting 2024 is underway in New Orleans, bringing together over 3000 childhood cancer experts meeting to discuss current trials results and plan future efforts to help advance outcomes & treatment in pediatric oncology. #COGFALL2024 #childhoodcancer

#COG Drs. Hawkins, Gore, Castellino, Velez, Winestone, and Prasad all spoke to students interested in the medical field at the New Orleans Career Center during the #COGFALL2024 mtg!

2 incredible #COG members will Brave the Shave tonight during St. Baldrick's Foundation event at the #COGFALL2024 mtg! Check out their donation pages: Jason Glover | A St. Baldrick's Participant (stbaldricks.org)& Daniel Blevins | A St. Baldrick's Participant (stbaldricks.org)

At the St. Baldrick's Foundation event during the #COGFALL2024 mtg, Jason Glover & Daniel Blevins Braved the Shave! It's not too late to donate to help conquer kids' cancer: 2024 Children's Oncology Group Fall Meeting (PRIVATE EVENT) | A St. Baldrick's Event (stbaldricks.org)