--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canines-N-Kids Foundation:
WHAT
47% of dogs die from cancer and more U.S. kids die from
cancer than any other disease. Both spontaneously develop a number of
similar cancers which are often different than those in adult humans.
The first ever Paws
for a Cure Summit, hosted by Canines-N-Kids
Foundation, is bringing together top leaders and researchers in
veterinary and pediatric oncology, immunology, translational science,
industry and the advocacy community to develop a pathway for innovative
pediatric cancer treatments that may also help man’s best friend. Canines-N-Kids
is a nonprofit committed to finding a cure to the devastating cancers
that canines and children both get. The Summit sessions will explore:
- how canine cancers represent in their young human counterparts
- unique challenges scientists face in studying canine cancers
- the state of conducting canine trials
- gaps in pediatric oncology that can be addressed through the canine model
- innovative comparative work
- advocating for pet and pediatric patients
- developing a roadmap for integrated drug development
SELECT SPEAKERS
- Ulrike Szalay, Founder, Canines-N-Kids
- Dr. William Eward, Duke Cancer Institute
- Dr. Matthew Breen, NC State School of Veterinary Medicine
- Dr. Amy LeBlanc, Director of the Comparative Oncology Trials Group, NCI
- Dr. Josh Schiffman, MD Huntsman Cancer Center
- Dr. Carol Roberston-Plouch, Eli Lilly
- Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society
- Susan Braun, CEO, V Foundation
- Barbara Cohen, Executive Director, Animal Cancer Foundation
- Dr. Chand Khanna, Ethos Discovery
- Dr. Damon Reed, Sunshine Foundation
- Arlene Weintraub, Author of Heal, health/biotech reporter (Forbes, Fierce Biotech)
- Susanne Kogut, Executive Director, Petco Foundation
- Dr. Greg Aune, childhood cancer survivor and Pediatric Oncologist, Cancer Researcher, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Hospital San Antonio
- Dr. Nicola Mason, Veterinarian and Immunologist who oversees several comparative canine cancer immunotherapy trials, Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine
Full list of speakers/sessions
WHEN
June 12, 2017, 8:30am-5pm
WHERE
National Press Club
529 14th St NW, DC
WHY
More than 16,000 children and six million dogs get
diagnosed with cancer each year. The problems inherent in designing and
implementing pediatric oncology clinical trials coupled with scant
resources makes finding a cure difficult. In fact, only three new
medicines have been developed for pediatric cancer in the last 30 years,
only 4% of the NIH’s budget goes to kids’ cancer and virtually no
pharmaceutical funding goes to pediatric cancer research. For dogs
diagnosed with cancer, the outlook is no better. Comparative oncology,
the study of similar cancers that occur in animals and people, offers
tremendous opportunity to find treatments that will benefit both. The
Summit is bringing leading experts together for the first time to find
ways to share and team. The Summit has received generous support from
the Petco
Foundation; the Blue
Buffalo Foundation; the V Foundation for Cancer Research; and the
Quad W Foundation.
HOW
Contact Shawn Flaherty at 703-554-3609 to cover the
summit or to request an interview with one of the experts.
