
We’re committed to our mission of finding new treatments that may help improve the lives of people with cancerCancerAbnormal cells that grow out of control [may invade other tissues and may spread into other parts of the body]; Also called malignancy.. Our clinical trials for pediatric cancer study investigational medications alone, or in combination with other study medications, or standard of careStandard of care (Standard Treatment)Accepted or approved treatment for a condition (disease or illness); treatment usually given to people for a condition (disease or illness) at the time; the treatment for a condition that is accepted and widely used by health care professionals at the time therapy. We perform these trials to see if they can help prevent, find, or treat cancer.
Pediatric cancers are cancers that occur in children. There are often differences in the types of cancers children get versus adults. Children also seem to respond better than adults to most treatments.
Children are most often treated by teams of specialists who understand the unique needs of children and their loved ones.