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Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Senior Vice President for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Senior Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, always knew she wanted to be a physician. "Health equity was built into everything I did, even if I didn’t know it or recognize it at the time," Wilkins said. "I have always learned and believed that people are the same — everyone deserves to be healthy, and everyone should have the best opportunities to take care of themselves and their families." Click below to learn more about health equity initiatives.

https://momentum.vicc.org/2021/09/everyone-deserves-to-be-healthy/
Vanderbilt was the lead site for an NIH-funded, phase 2, multicenter influenza vaccine study in pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) recipients that may lead to a change in the current flu vaccine recommendations in this vulnerable population. Natasha Halasa, MD, MPH and colleagues recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, that two doses of high-dose trivalent flu vaccine resulted in higher amounts of influenza-specific antibodies than two doses of standard dose quadrivalent vaccine.

https://news.vumc.org/2023/03/02/high-dose-flu-vaccine-beneficial-for-pediatric-stem-cell-transplant-patients/

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Expanded Access to Trametinib for a child with Plexiform Neurofibroma in NF1

Pediatrics

Pediatrics
N/A
Esbenshade, Adam
VICCPED2251

CAUSAL: Cohort to Augment the Understanding of Sarcoma Survivorship Across the Lifespan.

Multiple Cancer Types

Pediatrics, Sarcoma
N/A
Friedman, Debra
VICCPED2222

REACH (Research, Education, Advocacy, Clinical Care and Health) for Survivorship Program: Long Term Effects for Survivors of Cancer

Multiple Cancer Types

Miscellaneous, Pediatrics
N/A
Esbenshade, Adam
VICCPED0710

Infectious Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Oncology Patients

Multiple Cancer Types

Miscellaneous, Pediatrics
N/A
Esbenshade, Adam
VICCPED14127

Ocular Tumor Tissue Acquisition to Study Biologic Correlates of Disease

Multiple Cancer Types

Pediatrics, Retinoblastoma (Pediatrics)
N/A
Daniels, Anthony
VICCPED16115

Developing Evidence-Based Criteria for Initiating Treatment for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Optic Pathway Glioma

Multiple Cancer Types

Neuro-Oncology, Pediatrics
N/A
Esbenshade, Adam
VICCPED17108

Blood based biomarkers for minimal residual disease detection in Pediatric Sarcomas

Multiple Cancer Types

Pediatrics, Sarcoma
N/A
Borinstein, Scott
VICCPED2160

Study to Learn More About the Safety and Effectiveness of the Drug VITRAKVI During Routine Use in Patients With TRK Fusion Cancer Which is Locally Advanced or Spread From the Place Where it Started to Other Places in the Body

Multiple Cancer Types

In this observational study researcher want to learn more about the effectiveness of drug
VITRAKVI (generic name: larotrectinib) and how well the drug is tolerated during routine use
in patients with TRK fusion cancer which is locally advanced or spread from the place where
it started to other places in the body. TRK fusion cancer is a term used to describe a
variety of common and rare cancers that are caused by a change to the NTRK (Neurotrophic
Tyrosine Kinase) gene called a fusion. During this fusion, an NTRK gene joins together, or
fuses, with a different gene. This joining results in the activation of certain proteins (TRK
fusion proteins), which can cause cancer cells to multiply and form a tumor. VITRAKVI is an
approved drug that blocks the action of the NTRK gene fusion. This study will enroll adult
and paediatric patients suffering from a solid tumor with NTRK gene fusion for whom the
decision to treat their disease with VITRAKVI has been made by their treating physicians.
During the study, patients' medical information such as treatment information with VITRAKVI,
other medication or treatments, changes in disease status and other health signs and symptoms
will be collected within the normal medical care by the treating doctor. Participants will be
observed over a period from 24 to 60 months.
Pediatric Solid Tumors, Pediatrics
N/A
Borinstein, Scott
NCT04142437
VICCPED2071

Studying Health Outcomes after Treatment in Patients with Retinoblastoma, RIVERBOAT Study

Multiple Cancer Types

This trial studies health outcomes after treatment in patients with retinoblastoma. Gathering health information over time from patients and family members through vision assessments, samples of tissue and saliva, and questionnaires may help doctors learn more about what causes retinoblastoma, identify long-term health outcomes for patients with retinoblastoma, and find out which therapies may be the best for treating retinoblastoma.
Pediatrics, Retinoblastoma (Pediatrics)
N/A
Friedman, Debra
NCT03932786
VICCPED1878