A focus on pediatric leukemias: trials, treatments, & challenges

Welcome to the third episode of VJHemOnc’s Blood Cancer Awareness Month special series!  The focus of this episode is pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). You will hear from Michele Redell, MD, Texas Children’s Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, who shares insights into the Pediatric Acute Leukemia (PedAL) Screening Trial and challenges that remain in the treatment of AML. Mark Litzow, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, discusses a study investigating drug responses in children compared to adults. Christina Peters, MD, St. Anna Children’s Hospital, Vienna, Austria, speaks on the FORUM trial (NCT01949129) and CAR-T therapy for pediatric patients.