aacr Pediatric Cancer Progress Report 2025 Inaugural release event
December 4, 2025
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
SR-325 Kennedy Caucus Room
Russell Senate Office Building
2 Constitution Ave NE, Washington DC
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will release its first ever edition of the Pediatric Cancer Progress Report on December 4 at 12-1:30 p.m. ET on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. This inaugural report will provide a detailed overview of the tremendous progress made over the last decade in the prevention, detection, and treatment of pediatric cancer, and how these advances crucially depend on robust and sustained federal investments in research and support programs. The report will also highlight ongoing and emerging trends in the field, the needs of pediatric cancer survivors, and the global landscape of pediatric cancer.
*Lunch will be provided
Program
Welcome
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)
Chief Executive Officer
American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CONGRESSIONAL REMARKS
The Honorable Michael McCaul
US Representative
Texas’s 10th Congressional District
speakers
Elaine Mardis, PhD
Co-Executive Director, Institute for Genomic Medicine
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Kimberly Stegmaier, MD
Chair, Department of Pediatric Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts
Anthony Letai, MD, PhD
Director, National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland
Cancer Survivor and Family Perspective
Adrian Horn
Bellmawr, New Jersey
Chenia Lloyd-Gascho
Toronto, Canada
Diane Owens
Southbury, Connecticut
Jamie Peryea
Cumberland, Rhode Island
