ACCELERATE Annual Conference

Shifting Gears in Paediatric Cancer Innovation.


5-6 February 2026

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ACCELERATE

Innovation in therapies for children

and adolescents with cancer.


OUR NAME IS OUR MISSION!

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WHY ACCELERATE?

children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year worldwide. 50,000+ only in EU and US combined

die out of this condition in Europe each year. 15 EVERY DAY

Cause of death by disease in children >1 year in high-income countries

of children with cancer resistant to conventional treatment die

of delay until the same new medicine already approved for adults gets approved for children

long-term survivors of childhood cancer live in Europe today. 2/3 of them experience long-term health related problems

HOW TO ACCELERATE

  • ALADDIN: the new educational program on strategic and regulatory science in paediatric oncology drug development


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  • FAIR trials

    Fostering Age Inclusive Research (FAIR) Trials

    To improve access for adolescents to new anti-cancer drugs and to make the drug development process more efficient

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  • ACCELERATE Publications

    ACCELERATE Publications


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NEWS

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Rescuing Drugs That are Discontinued

in Adult Oncology Development for the

Benefit of Children and Adolescents

With Cancer – An ACCELERATE

Multistakeholder Consensus


ASCPT

De Rojas, T. et al.

November 2023



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