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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 83, No. 7_Supplement ( 2023-04-04), p. 4509-4509
    Abstract: Background: Over 4,300 children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA) are diagnosed with cancer each year in Canada, 1/3 of whom have refractory/metastatic disease or will relapse. The PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE) national, collaborative program, was created to provide equitable access to molecular profiling to identify novel targeted treatment options in a clinically relevant timeframe for all CAYA with hard-to-cure cancers in Canada. Design: Building upon 3 pre-existing regional precision oncology programs, PROFYLE now includes & gt;20 institutions and has united an interdisciplinary team of experts, leaders, research teams, end-users and advocates from across Canada. The program has 14 domain specific nodes that are unified by a shared governance structure, and has harmonized biobanking, genomics, bioinformatics and reporting procedures. PROFYLE includes genomic and transcriptomic sequencing of paired germline and cancer fresh/frozen samples, proteomic analysis, and cancer modelling. Inclusion criteria: ≤29y; treatment at a Canadian center; diagnosis of a hard-to-cure cancer. Profiling results are reviewed by multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Boards. A report including a results/recommendations summary of actionable findings (therapeutic, diagnostic, prognostic, cancer predisposition), potential targeted therapy options including available clinical trials, clarification of diagnosis, and genetic counseling recommendations is provided to the treating oncologist. Results: & gt;1,000 CAYA are included from all of the provinces. Cancer diagnoses: 34% sarcoma, 16% leukemia/lymphoma, 16% CNS tumor, 11% neuroblastoma, 23% other. 17% of participants had a cancer-predisposing pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variant, 45% had ≥1 potentially actionable somatic alteration, 22.6% had a therapeutically targetable somatic alteration. The most frequent classes of therapeutic alterations were RAS/MAPK (15%), cell cycle (14%), epigenetic (13%), RTK (12%), PI3K/AKT/mTOR (11%), DNA repair (9%), immune checkpoint (8%). Of clinicians who reported the utility of results, 55% indicated the findings were useful for clinical management. Future Directions: Collaborations with other national and international initiatives and data from this interdisciplinary, multi-institutional research program will inform the development of a framework to innovatively link research, clinical and system considerations with Canadian values relevant to multi-omic profiling and drug access for CAYA. In addition, we believe that with a comprehensive molecular view of cancer, PROFYLE will transform our understanding of underlying disease mechanisms, facilitate and improve diagnostic and prognostic indicators, and identify new therapeutic strategies and targets for CAYA patients with cancer. Citation Format: Stephanie A. Grover, Lesleigh Abbott, Jason N. Berman, Guillaume Bourque, Jennifer A. Chan, Avram E. Denburg, Rebecca J. Deyell, Conrad V. Fernandez, Cynthia Hawkins, Jan-Willem Henning, Meredith S. Irwin, Nada Jabado, Steven J. Jones, Philipp F. Lange, Paul Moorehead, Michael F. Moran, Daniel A. Morgenstern, Sapna Oberoi, Antonia Palmer, Shahrad R. Rassekh, Donna L. Senger, Adam Shlien, Daniel Sinnett, Caron Strahlendorf, Patrick J. Sullivan, Michael D. Taylor, Suzanne Vercauteren, Anita Villani, Stephanie Villeneuve, James A. Whitlock, David Malkin, on behalf of the PROFYLE Consortium. A pan-Canadian precision oncology program for children, adolescents and young adults with hard-to-cure cancer: The PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE) Program. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 4509.
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    ISSN: 1538-7445
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    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In:  Pediatric Quality & Safety Vol. 3, No. 2 ( 2018-03), p. e056-
    In: Pediatric Quality & Safety, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 3, No. 2 ( 2018-03), p. e056-
    Abstract: Neuroprotection with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is standard of care for neonatal encephalopathy (NE) and decreases death and neurodevelopmental disability. TH initiated shortly after birth insult results in greater neuroprotection compared with delayed initiation. Methods: Quality improvement methodology was used to improve temperature control during transport to a level IV neonatal intensive care unit. We included neonates with NE transported to a single institution for TH from 2010 to 2016. The quality improvement interventions were 2-fold. Review of the Transport Body Cooling Protocol revealed a suboptimal temperature goal of 34–35°C; this protocol was revised to 33–34°C. The second intervention was the implementation of an active cooling protocol. Clinical characteristics were compared using 2-sample t tests for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact tests for categorical variables; statistical process control chart was used to monitor admission temperatures. Results: We obtained baseline data for 78 neonates admitted from 2010 to 2014. These data were compared with postintervention data for 26 patients admitted between 2015 and 2016. Distance transported, NE severity, and seizures were similar between the 2 groups. The use of active cooling increased from 8% preimplementation to 31% postimplementation ( P 〈 0.01). After implementation of the 2 interventions, more infants were admitted within the goal temperature of 33–34°C, 58% versus 22% ( P 〈 0.01), and the average neonatal intensive care unit admission temperature improved from 34.4 ± 0.8°C to 33.8 ± 0.8°C ( P 〈 0.01). Conclusion: Increased utilization of active cooling during transport for TH improves the percentage of neonates admitted within the target temperature range. However, 42% of neonates remained outside the target temperature range, supporting the need for additional tools to improve admission temperatures.
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    ISSN: 2472-0054
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2018
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 81, No. 13_Supplement ( 2021-07-01), p. 636-636
    Abstract: Background: Over 4300 children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA) are diagnosed with cancer each year in Canada, 1/3 of whom have refractory/metastatic disease or will relapse. A national collaborative program, PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE), was created with the goal to develop and implement a pipeline providing access to tumor molecular profiling to identify novel targeted treatment options in a clinically relevant timeframe for CAYA with hard-to-treat cancers. Design: PROFYLE unites 21 institutions, building upon 3 pre-existing regional pediatric precision oncology programs (Personalized Oncogenomics (POG), SickKids Cancer Sequencing (KiCS), and Personalized Targeted Therapy in Refractory or Relapsed Cancer in Childhood (TRICEPS)). PROFYLE nodes (genomics/bioinformatics, proteomics, modeling, biomarkers, data/biobanking, therapeutics, bioethics, policy, AYA) are unified by a shared governance structure. PROFYLE includes genomic and transcriptomic sequencing of paired germline/cancer fresh/frozen samples. Inclusion criteria: ≤29y; treatment at a Canadian center; diagnosis of a hard-to-treat cancer. Profiling results are reviewed by multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Boards. A report including a results/recommendations summary of actionable findings (therapeutic, diagnostic, prognostic, cancer predisposition), potential targeted therapy options including available clinical trials, clarification of diagnosis, and genetic counseling referral is provided to the treating oncologist. Results: To date, & gt;800 CAYA are enrolled in PROFYLE and POG, KiCS, TRICEPS. Cancer diagnoses: 35% sarcoma, 18% leukemia/lymphoma, 14% CNS tumor, 14% neuroblastoma, 19% other. At study entry, 44% of participants had not relapsed, 39% 1 relapse, 14% 2 relapses, and 3% 3+ relapses. 13% had a cancer-predisposing pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variant, 39% had ≥1 potentially actionable somatic alteration, and 13% had a therapeutically targetable somatic alteration. The most frequent classes of alterations were RAS/MAPK, immune checkpoint, cell cycle, DNA repair, epigenetic, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, RTK. Of clinicians who reported the utility of results, 78% indicated the findings had the potential to inform a medical decision. Future Directions: We will build on PROFYLE's success by addressing the challenge of real-time availability of target-based therapies through innovative clinical trial strategies incorporating new drugs, off-label use, drug combinations, basket and single patient study designs to enable improved access to therapies for CAYA with actionable molecular targets. We will work on policy-relevant research to facilitate implementation of precision oncology care for CAYA in Canada. We will leverage knowledge developed by PROFYLE thus far by integrating omics, modeling and biomarkers research in the trials being developed. Citation Format: Stephanie A. Grover, Thierry Alcindor, Jason N. Berman, Jennifer A. Chan, Avram E. Denburg, Rebecca J. Deyell, David D. Eisenstat, Conrad V. Fernandez, Paul E. Grundy, Abha Gupta, Cynthia Hawkins, Meredith S. Irwin, Nada Jabado, Steven J. Jones, Michael F. Moran, Daniel A. Morgenstern, Shahrad R. Rassekh, Adam Shlien, Daniel Sinnett, Poul H. Sorensen, Patrick J. Sullivan, Michael D. Taylor, Anita Villani, James A. Whitlock, David Malkin, on behalf of the Terry Fox PROFYLE Consortium. PROFYLE: The pan-Canadian precision oncology program for children, adolescents and young adults with hard-to-treat cancer [abstract] . In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr 636.
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    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 82, No. 12_Supplement ( 2022-06-15), p. 5224-5224
    Abstract: Background: Over 4,300 children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA) are diagnosed with cancer each year in Canada, 1/3 of whom have refractory/metastatic disease or will relapse. A national collaborative program, PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE), was created with the goal to develop and implement a pipeline providing access to tumor molecular profiling to identify novel targeted treatment options in a clinically relevant timeframe for CAYA with hard-to-cure cancers. Design: PROFYLE includes more than 20 institutions, building upon 3 pre-existing regional precision oncology programs (Personalized Oncogenomics (POG), SickKids Cancer Sequencing (KiCS), and Personalized Targeted Therapy in Refractory or Relapsed Cancer in Childhood (TRICEPS)). PROFYLE has united an interdisciplinary team of experts, leaders, research team, end-users and advocates from across Canada to form 14 domain specific nodes unified by a shared governance structure. PROFYLE includes genomic and transcriptomic sequencing of paired germline/cancer fresh/frozen samples. Inclusion criteria: ≤29y; treatment at a Canadian center; diagnosis of a hard-to-cure cancer. Profiling results are reviewed by multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Boards. A report including a results/recommendations summary of actionable findings (therapeutic, diagnostic, prognostic, cancer predisposition), potential targeted therapy options including available clinical trials, clarification of diagnosis, and genetic counseling recommendations is provided to the treating oncologist. Results: To date, & gt;900 CAYA are enrolled. Cancer diagnoses: 36% sarcoma, 16% leukemia/lymphoma, 16% CNS tumor, 13% neuroblastoma, 19% other. At study entry, 44% of participants had not relapsed, 40% had 1 relapse, 9% 2 relapses, 4% 3+ relapses. 17% had a cancer-predisposing pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variant, 40% had ≥1 potentially actionable somatic alteration, 9.7% had a therapeutically targetable somatic alteration. The most frequent classes of therapeutic alterations were cell cycle (15%), RAS/MAPK (14%), epigenetic (13%), RTK (12%), PI3K/AKT/mTOR (10%), DNA repair (9%), immune checkpoint (8%). Of clinicians who reported the utility of results, 56% indicated the findings were useful for clinical management. Future Directions: With a comprehensive molecular view of cancer, PROFYLE will transform our understanding of underlying disease mechanisms, facilitate and improve diagnostic and prognostic indicators, and identify new therapeutic strategies and targets. Data from this interdisciplinary, multi-institutional research program will inform the development of a framework to innovatively link research, clinical and system considerations with Canadian values relevant to genomic profiling and drug access for CAYA in Canada. Citation Format: Stephanie A. Grover, Lesleigh Abbott, Jason N. Berman, Jennifer A. Chan, Avram E. Denburg, Rebecca J. Deyell, Conrad V. Fernandez, Cynthia Hawkins, Jan-Willem Henning, Meredith S. Irwin, Nada Jabado, Steven J. Jones, Philipp F. Lange, Michael F. Moran, Daniel A. Morgenstern, Antonia Palmer, Shahrad R. Rassekh, Donna L. Senger, Adam Shlien, Daniel Sinnett, Caron Strahlendorf, Patrick J. Sullivan, Michael D. Taylor, Suzanne Vercauteren, Anita Villani, James A. Whitlock, David Malkin, on behalf of the Terry Fox PROFYLE Consortium. The PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE) Program: A national precision oncology program for children, adolescents and young adults with hard-to-cure cancer in Canada [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 5224.
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    ISSN: 1538-7445
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Cancer Medicine, Wiley, Vol. 13, No. 3 ( 2024-02)
    Abstract: The need for new therapies to improve survival and outcomes in pediatric oncology along with the lack of approval and accessible clinical trials has led to “out‐of‐trial” use of innovative therapies. We conducted a retrospective analysis of requests for innovative anticancer therapy in Canadian pediatric oncology tertiary centers for patients less than 30 years old between 2013 and 2020. Methods Innovative therapies were defined as cancer‐directed drugs used (a) off‐label, (b) unlicensed drugs being used outside the context of a clinical trial, or (c) approved drugs with limited evidence in pediatrics. We excluded cytotoxic chemotherapy, cellular products, and cytokines. Results We retrieved data on 352 innovative therapy drug requests. Underlying diagnosis was primary CNS tumor 31%; extracranial solid tumor 37%, leukemia/lymphoma 22%, LCH 2%, and plexiform neurofibroma 6%. RAS/MAP kinase pathway inhibitors were the most frequently requested innovative therapies in 28% of all requests followed by multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (17%), inhibitors of the PIK3CA‐mTOR‐AKT pathway (8%), immune checkpoints inhibitors (8%), and antibody drug conjugates (8%). In 112 out of 352 requests, innovative therapies were used in combination with another anticancer agent. 48% of requests were motivated by the presence of an actionable molecular target. Compassionate access accounted for 52% of all requests while public insurance was used in 27%. Mechanisms of funding varied between provinces. Conclusion This real‐world data collection illustrates an increasing use of “out‐of‐trial” innovative therapies in pediatric oncology. This new field of practice warrants further studies to understand the impact on patient trajectory and equity in access to innovative therapies.
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    ISSN: 2045-7634 , 2045-7634
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2024
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    In: American Journal of Gastroenterology, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 112, No. 6 ( 2017-06), p. 913-923
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    ISSN: 0002-9270
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    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 80, No. 16_Supplement ( 2020-08-15), p. 5413-5413
    Abstract: Introduction: Over 4300 children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA) are diagnosed with cancer each year in Canada, 1/3 of whom will have refractory or metastatic disease or will relapse with a very poor prognosis. Most CAYA cancer survivors suffer significant late effects that impose an enormous burden to them, their family and the health care system. To address this urgent medical and socioeconomic need, a pan-Canadian collaborative program, PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE), was created with the objective to develop and implement the first Canadian precision oncology pipeline providing access to tumour molecular profiling with the aim of identifying novel targeted therapeutic options in a clinically relevant timeframe for CAYA with hard-to-treat cancer. Design: Prior to PROFYLE, 3 programs (Personalized Oncogenomics Project (POG), SickKids Cancer Sequencing Program (KiCS), and Personalized Targeted Therapy in Refractory or Relapsed Cancer in Childhood (TRICEPS)) constituted the bulk of childhood precision oncology efforts in Canada. PROFYLE was designed to unite and build upon them, and consists of interconnected nodes including: genomics/bioinformatics, proteomics, cancer modeling, biomarkers, biobanking/data repositories, therapeutics/clinical trial design and biomedical ethics; unified by a shared governance structure. There are 16+ institutions in the PROFYLE consortium. The PROFYLE profiling strategy consists of initial reporting from a & gt;800 cancer gene panel, followed by whole genome (paired germline/cancer samples) and whole transcriptome analyses. Eligibility criteria: ≤29y; treatment at a Canadian oncology center; diagnosis with a hard-to-treat cancer. Profiling results are reviewed by multidisciplinary Molecular Tumour Boards. A patient-specific molecular research report including summary of results and recommendations (actionable finding, potential targeted therapies, any open clinical trials which the patient may be eligible for, change of diagnosis, and/or referral for genetic counselling) is provided to the treating oncologist. Results: To date, 644 patients have taken part in PROFYLE (n=338) and POG, KiCS, TRICEPS. For the first 100 participants, cancer diagnoses include 43 sarcomas, 23 CNS tumors, 10 leukemia and lymphomas, 10 neuroblastoma and 14 other rare cancers. At study entry, 48% had not yet relapsed, 40% 1 relapse, 10% 2 relapses, and 2% 3+ relapses. 13 had a cancer-predisposing germline mutation and 82 had at least one potentially actionable somatic alteration. The most commonly mutated genes/pathways included TP53, CDNK2A/B, FGFR, MYC, and FLT1/3/4. 82% had results/recommendations from the MTB that informed a medical decision to alter diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of their disease. In 71%, management recommendations were provided. Analyses of the complete dataset will be presented at the meeting. Conclusion: The goal of developing a national precision oncology pipeline has been realized through the establishment of the PROFYLE initiative. PROFYLE continues to grow through increased recruitment, additional institutions, contribution of new knowledge to the field of precision oncology, improving access to clinical trials for CAYA patients, and advocacy and partnerships on local, national and international scales. Citation Format: Stephanie A. Grover, Jason N. Berman, Jennifer A. Chan, Rebecca J. Deyell, David D. Eisenstat, Conrad V. Fernandez, Paul E. Grundy, Cynthia Hawkins, Meredith S. Irwin, Nada Jabado, Steven J. Jones, Michael Moran, Shahrad R. Rassekh, Adam Shlien, Daniel Sinnett, Poul H. Sorensen, Patrick J. Sullivan, Michael D. Taylor, Anita Villani, James A. Whitlock, David Malkin, on behalf of the Terry Fox PROFYLE Consortium. Terry Fox PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE): A Canadian precision medicine program for children, adolescents and young adults with hard-to-treat cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 5413.
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    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: Development, The Company of Biologists, Vol. 137, No. 8 ( 2010-04-15), p. 1339-1349
    Abstract: Individual cell shape changes are essential for epithelial morphogenesis. A transcriptional network for epithelial cell shape change is emerging in Drosophila, but this area remains largely unexplored in vertebrates. The distinction is important as so far, key downstream effectors of cell shape change in Drosophila appear not to be conserved. Rather, Shroom3 has emerged as a central effector of epithelial morphogenesis in vertebrates, driving both actin- and microtubule-based cell shape changes. To date, the morphogenetic role of Shroom3 has been explored only in the neural epithelium, so the broad expression of this gene raises two important questions: what are the requirements for Shroom3 in non-neural tissues and what factors control Shroom3 transcription? Here, we show in Xenopus that Shroom3 is essential for cell shape changes and morphogenesis in the developing vertebrate gut and that Shroom3 transcription in the gut requires the Pitx1 transcription factor. Moreover, we show that Pitx proteins directly activate Shroom3 transcription, and we identify Pitx-responsive regulatory elements in the genomic DNA upstream of Shroom3. Finally, we show that ectopic expression of Pitx proteins is sufficient to induce Shroom3-dependent cytoskeletal reorganization and epithelial cell shape change. These data demonstrate new breadth to the requirements for Shroom3 in morphogenesis, and they also provide a cell-biological basis for the role of Pitx transcription factors in morphogenesis. More generally, these results provide a foundation for deciphering the transcriptional network that underlies epithelial cell shape change in developing vertebrates.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1477-9129 , 0950-1991
    Language: English
    Publisher: The Company of Biologists
    Publication Date: 2010
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 83, No. 7_Supplement ( 2023-04-04), p. 4670-4670
    Abstract: There has been dramatic improvement in treatment outcomes for many pediatric cancers over the last three decades. However, for the 20% of young people with relapsed or refractory cancer, the prognosis remains grim. Canada’s PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE) and Australia’s Zero Childhood Cancer (ZERO) programs, leverage nation-wide scientific and clinical oncology expertise to provide personalized precision medicine to children, adolescent and young adult (CAYA) cancer patients who lack treatment options. Beyond improving the lives of young cancer patients nationally, PROFYLE and ZERO have partnered to create an international pipeline for knowledge sharing and sample acquisition. A key component of both programs is the use of mice for patient-derived xenografts (PDXs). However, long lead times for mouse PDX generation make the timely return of preclinical drug response data challenging. PROFYLE has uniquely incorporated zebrafish larval xenografts, which have the potential to provide comparable information in a clinically actionable timeframe. In a pilot study, we compared retrospective matched ZERO patient and mouse PDX therapeutic response data with prospective zebrafish larval PDX data as a proof-of-principle that drug efficacy signals were maintained across model systems. Three ZERO avatars: high-risk neuroblastoma, Ewing’s sarcoma, and anaplastic large cell lymphoma were shipped from Australia to Canada and transplanted into 48h casper zebrafish. Following dose optimization, zebrafish PDXs were treated with targeted single and combination drug treatments by immersion therapy. Strikingly, in as little time as a week, cell proliferation rates and drug responses to single agents and combinatorial therapy in zebrafish PDXs recapitulated mouse and patient data. To expand on this pilot project, we tested additional patient samples, including multiple subtypes of sarcomas, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and an embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes. Results further validated the practical utility of the zebrafish larval PDX model and in fact provided drug response data when mouse PDX data were unavailable. This study demonstrates the robustness and feasibility of the zebrafish larval PDX model as a preclinical tool for personalized precision therapeutic decision-making and highlights the value of international collaboration in improving outcomes of rare childhood cancers. Citation Format: Nadine Azzam, Nicole Melong, Lissandra Tuzi, Lisa Pinto, Jamie I. Fletcher, Alvin Kamili, Biljana Dumevska, Loretta Lau, Jennifer A. Chan, Donna L. Senger, Stephanie A. Grover, Michelle Haber, David Malkin, Jason N. Berman. True bench-to-bedside science: An international pilot study modeling hard-to-cure pediatric cancers to prioritize therapeutic intervention. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 4670.
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    ISSN: 1538-7445
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2023
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    In: Journal of Visualized Experiments, MyJove Corporation, , No. 95 ( 2015-01-12)
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    ISSN: 1940-087X
    Language: English
    Publisher: MyJove Corporation
    Publication Date: 2015
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