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“If you build it, they will come”: the convergence of funding, research and collaboration in paediatric brain cancer clinical trials

Each year, approximately 1000 children in Australia and New Zealand, aged 0–14 years, are diagnosed with cancer. Despite paediatric cancer accounting for less than 1% of all cancer cases, the impact on their families and communities is profound and disproportionate.

Citation:
Hansford J, Valvi S, de Boer J, McCowage G, ………. Gottardo N. “If you build it, they will come”: the convergence of funding, research and collaboration in paediatric brain cancer clinical trials. Med J Aust. 2024

Keywords:
Pediatric oncology; children's cancers; pediatric cancer treatments

Abstract:
Each year, approximately 1000 children in Australia and New Zealand, aged 0–14 years, are diagnosed with cancer. Despite paediatric cancer accounting for less than 1% of all cancer cases, the impact on their families and communities is profound and disproportionate.