News Releases

SIOPE at the European Cancer Congress 2015 (ECC 2015)

European Cancer Congress (ECC 2015)

Hope for More Paediatric Medicines in Europe

Pharmaceutical companies in Europe will need to study the safety and effectiveness in children of certain medicines, which in the past were considered only relevant for adults. The European Medicines

PanCareSurFup Updates & International Conference

Job Vacancies & Opportunities

SIOPE partners and members are warmly invited to provide us with information about any vacancy and/or training opportunity in your institution, which will be then showcased on the webpage ‘Job and Tra

Luxembourg Round Table on Challenges in Paediatric Oncology Research

Last 1st April 2015 Prof Gilles Vassal, President of SIOPE, attended the round table ‘Les défis de la recherche en oncologie pédiatrique’ (‘the challenges of research in paediatric oncology’) organise

Improving Cooperation for New Drug Development: The Paediatric Platform

  CDDF-SIOPE-ENCCA-ITCC 4th Paediatric Oncology Conference

Peter Adamson appointed by President Obama to the US Cancer Advisory Board

SIOPE is very glad to announce that Peter C. Adamson, MD (member of the ENCCA Scientific Advisory Board) that has been appointed by President Obama to the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB).

Message from the President and the Office

I am glad to open the summer edition of this newsletter with the worldwide celebrations marking International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD, 15th February), held by countless parents, patients, survivors

Goodbye for Now and New Beginnings

After the European Parliament elections (May 2014) and the new College of European Commissioners (in place since November 2014) – both covered in SIOPE newsletters – the end of 2014 was marked by anot

Childhood Cancers: a Priority for Cross-Border Movement of Patients

On the 24th of March 2015, SIOPE President Prof Gilles Vassal spoke at a European Parliament and Rare Cancers Europe meeting entitled ‘Rare Cancers: Exploiting the Potential of European Reference Netw