About The Molecular Tumor Board (MTB) at Rady Children’s Hospital was created in 2017 and consists of physician-scientists, clinicians, and researchers in the field of tumor genetics. The board recommends advanced testing, including rapid whole genome sequencing, for some children with tumors in the brain or spinal cord. The members of the tumor board study…| Rady Children's Health
Brincidofovir (BCV) is an oral antiviral being developed for the treatment of smallpox under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Animal Efficacy Rule, which allows for testing of investigational drugs in animal models to support effectiveness in diseases that are not ethical or feasible to study in humans.| Chimerix
Brain and spinal cord tumors are the second most common cancers in children (after leukemia).| www.cancer.org
Dr. Sato is a board certified pediatric oncologist at CHOC Hospital in Orange County.| Children's Hospital of Orange County
Dr. John R. Crawford is board certified in child neurology and treats kids and teens in Orange County.| Children's Hospital of Orange County
The pediatric Brain and Spine Tumors Program at the Hyundai Cancer Institute at CHOC is a team of highly trained, multidisciplinary neuro-oncology specialists.| Children's Hospital of Orange County
Ranked by U.S. News and World Report, CHOC's neurology and neurosurgery specialists treat children with conditions of the brain, spine and nervous system.| Children's Hospital of Orange County
