News from the Children’s Oncology Group

Explore the latest news from across the Children’s Oncology Group, including advances in research, clinical trials, and care, alongside the stories behind this work.

Hyundai Hope on Wheels honors researchers and hospitals that receive grants with handprint ceremonies, like this one at George Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. in September 2025. (Pictured left to right, back row: Executive Director John Guastaferro, Chief Operating Officer Claudia Márquez, Board Vice Chair Kevin Reilly, Hyundai Motor North America President and CEO Randy Parker. Front row from left: Hyundai Hope on Wheels Youth Ambassadors Jackson Trinh and Emmy Cole.)

Fueling Momentum in Childhood Cancer Research and Long-Term Survivorship Support

03/2/2026

COG Central Nervous System Tumor Committee Chair, Maryam Fouladi, MD

Q&A With COG Central Nervous System Tumor Committee Chair, Maryam Fouladi, MD

03/1/2026

Alec playing Ultimate Frisbee

Building Brighter Futures: How Teen Cancer America and Alec Kupelian are Transforming Care for Young Adults

12/4/2025

Todd Alonzo, PhD speaks at the General Session of the COG Fall Group Meeting 2025.

Behind the Scenes: Setting the Stage for a Statistically Sound Clinical Trial

12/3/2025

Sue Zupanec, MN, NP

Q&A With Sue Zupanec, MN, NP, Chair of COG’s Nursing Committee

12/2/2025

Gold4Kids President Candin Hobbs, with her family

The Heart of Gold That Keeps Giving

12/1/2025

I am so thankful for YOU who spend countless hours researching rare childhood cancers in hopes of finding a cure. I know if is not easy, and slow going, and there may be little reward, but please please please know us warrior mamas think of you often... I hope you know how important your work is. -Mother of a patient, from a handwritten letter

Behind the Scenes: Meet the Clinical Research Associates Who Keep COG Trials Running Smoothly

09/5/2025

Cookies for Kids’ Cancer has granted more than $23 million to pediatric cancer research since 2008. It’s the largest private funder of COG’s Pediatric Early Phase-Clinical Trial Network.

Millions raised for childhood cancer research started with a cookie sale

09/4/2025

Meg Macy, MD, Professor of Pediatrics Section of Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation at University of Colorado Cancer Center

Research Spotlight: How Studies with ‘Negative Results’ Still Make a Positive Impact

09/3/2025