Project Description
Updates from the CBTP Lab
The lab team at the Children’s Brain Tumor Project is working at an unprecedented pace in order to advance cures. Our team is focused on two strategic paths forward: (1) basic research toward breakthrough discoveries, and (2) translational research that will enable us to bring those discoveries to clinic.
Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Loses Federal Funding
December 1, 2025 - The National Cancer Institute will end funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) — a network that has led groundbreaking early-phase clinical trials for children with brain tumors since 1999.
LIGHT UP THE LAB ANNUAL APPEAL
As 2025 comes to a close, our annual "Light up the Lab" fundraising campaign aims to raise $100,000 in support of the research underway at the Children's Brain Tumor Project lab.
2025 Marathon Team Breaks Record
November 11, 2025 - TCS New York City Marathon team breaks fundraising record for the Children's Brain Tumor Project.
“No Laughing Matter” Raises $750,000
October 31, 2025 - Seventh annual comedy night fundraiser honoring Nancy Goodman raised more than $750,000 for the CBTP Lab.
Long-Standing Consortium, PBTC, Loses Federal Funding
August 28, 2025 - The New York Times reported that the National Cancer Institute will end funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) — a network that has led groundbreaking early-phase clinical trials for children with brain tumors since 1999.
Dr. Andrew Garton Co-Authors Paper in Neuro-Oncology Advances
August 11, 2025 - New findings on DIPG disease progression published in Neurooncology Advances.