COG Phase I & Pilot Consortium Research Grants

Program Focus: Support for early phase research and clinical trials for children with cancer at pediatric cancer centers

Background:
Children's Cancer Research Fund, in partnership with Momcology, awarded $180,000 in total grants ($20,000 per institution) to nine hospitals to conduct early phase research and clinical trials for children with cancer. Funds were raised through the 2016 Great Cycle Challenge USA presented by Macy's.

Award Details:

• Award Amount: $20,000 per hospital
• Number of Awards: Nine (9) hospitals selected
• Focus: Early phase research and clinical trials
• Partner Organizations: Children's Oncology Group (COG) Phase I & Pilot Consortium (established 2002)

Eligible Institutions:
Grants were awarded to the following Children's Oncology Group Phase I & Pilot Consortium members:

• Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Egleston
• Children's Hospital of Colorado
• Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Children's National Medical Center
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Seattle Children's Hospital

Program Goals:

• Ensure more rapid development of new therapies for childhood cancer patients
• Help doctors and researchers open more clinical trials
• Increase patient enrollment in clinical trials
• Improve chances for survival and quality of life for children with cancer

Additional Support:
Great Cycle Challenge USA funds also continue to support groundbreaking childhood cancer research at the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota.

• Website: childrenscancer.org
• Federal Tax ID: 41-1893645