Pediatric Oncology | Specialty

The OncLive Pediatric Oncology condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various types of cancers in pediatric patients, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, brain cancers, sarcomas, and more. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in childhood and adolescent and young adult cancers.

Sodium Thiosulfate Receives Recommendation for European Approval for Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity in Pediatric Patients

April 3rd 2023

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of sodium thiosulfate injection for the prevention of ototoxicity induced by cisplatin chemotherapy in patients 1 month to less than 18 years of age with localized, nonmetastatic solid tumors.

FDA Grants Full Approval to Pembrolizumab for Select Patients With MSI-H or dMMR Solid Tumors

March 29th 2023

The FDA has granted full approval to pembrolizumab for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic microsatellite instability–high or mismatch repair–deficient solid tumors that have progressed following previous treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative options.

Multiple Factors Need to Be Addressed to Improve Late Mortality for Survivors of Childhood Cancer

March 24th 2023

Matthew J. Ehrhardt, MD, MS, discusses the importance of taking a multifactorial approach to improve long-term outcomes for survivors of childhood cancer, and expands on the findings from the study of the factors associated with risk of late mortality.

Disadvantaged Neighborhoods, Modifiable Chronic Health Conditions Are Associated With Late Deaths in Survivors of Childhood Cancer

March 22nd 2023

Living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood or living with modifiable chronic health conditions were associated with an increased risk for death 5 years of more following diagnosis among survivors of childhood cancer, according to findings from a cohort study.

FDA Approves Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib for Pediatric Patients With BRAF V600E–Mutated Low-Grade Glioma

March 16th 2023

The FDA has approved dabrafenib with trametinib for the treatment of pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with low-grade glioma with a BRAF V600E mutation who require systemic therapy.

NCCN Recommends Sodium Thiosulfate to Reduce the Risk for Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss in Pediatric Patients

January 25th 2023

Fennec Pharmaceuticals announced an update to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s practice guidelines for Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, calling for the use of sodium thiosulfate injection to reduce the risk for ototoxicity in pediatric patients receiving cisplatin.

FDA Approves Brentuximab Vedotin for Pediatric Patients With Previously Untreated, High-risk Hodgkin Lymphoma

November 10th 2022

The FDA has approved brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) in combination with doxorubicin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide in pediatric patients aged 2 years and older with previously untreated, high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma.

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to ET140203 for Hepatoblastoma

October 17th 2022

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to ET140203 for the treatment of patients with hepatoblastoma.

Dr. Shah on the Significance of the Approval of Sodium Thiosulfate in Pediatric Solid Tumors

September 28th 2022

Nilay Shah, MD, discusses the significance of the approval of sodium thiosulfate for pediatric patients with cisplatin-treated pediatric solid tumors.

Alpelisib Displays Clinical Benefit in Pediatric PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum Disease

September 21st 2022

Alpelisib decreased the need for surgery and led to improvements in performance status and disease-related signs and symptoms in pediatric patients with PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum disease who received treatment with the PI3K inhibitor under compassionate use.

Dr. Bhatt on the Longitudinal Effects of Chronic Diseases in Childhood Cancer Survivors

August 18th 2022

Neel S. Bhatt, MBBS, MPH, discusses the longitudinal effects of chronic diseases in childhood cancer survivors.

NCCN Releases New Guidelines for Pediatric CNS Cancers

July 13th 2022

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network issued recommendations for providers treating children with brain cancers.

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Paxalisib for Atypical Rhabdoid, Teratoid Tumors

June 20th 2022

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to paxalisib for use as a potential therapeutic option for patients with atypical rhabdoid and teratoid tumors, a rare and highly aggressive pediatric brain cancer.

Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib Quadruples Response Rate in BRAF V600+ Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma

June 6th 2022

The combination of dabrafenib plus trametinib demonstrated a significant improvement in overall response rate, clinical benefit rate, and progression-free survival and fewer grade 3 or greater adverse effects and discontinuations vs carboplatin and vincristine in pediatric patients with low-grade glioma harboring a BRAF V600 mutation.

Hispanic Ethnicity Associated With Poorer OS in Pediatric Neuroblastoma

May 26th 2022

Non-White Hispanic children and those with public insurance care in a clinical trial for high-risk neuroblastoma had inferior overall survival rates compared with other children.

Transplants Are in His Blood: Richard J. O'Reilly Is a Giant of Cancer Care in Pediatric Cancer

April 4th 2022

“I can’t conceive of anything worse than being in a situation where you can’t ask, ‘How do we get better?’ ”

FDA Approval Sought for Ibrutinib in Pediatric Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

February 28th 2022

A supplemental new drug application has been submitted to the FDA seeking the approval of ibrutinib for the treatment of pediatric and adolescent patients aged 1 year and older with chronic graft-vs-host disease following failure of 1 or more lines of systemic therapy.

Nearly 300 Novel Agents Currently in Development for Rare Cancers

February 24th 2022

New agents for rare cancers make up approximately 35% of drugs in the pipeline for all rare diseases, according to a report from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Breaking New Ground in Childhood Cancer

February 9th 2022

Accelerating progress in childhood cancer faces three main obstacles: funding, drugs, and family support.

NCCN Voices a Call to Action Against Health Care Inequity on World Cancer Day

February 8th 2022

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network is one of many organizations that is taking a stand against inequity in health care by aligning themselves with the new 3-year campaign, entitled “Close the Care Gap,” led by the Union for International Cancer Control.