Our projects

The Kids' Cancer Project has committed over $70 million to over 387 research projects across Australia. Learn about the studies your donations support.
Categories
  • Brain cancer
  • South Australia

Targeting the DC-T cell axis to treat glioblastoma

Recipient: Dr Tessa Gargett Institute: Royal Adelaide Hospital The Kids' Cancer Project Funding: $299,947 January 2023 to December 2025 Cancer Australia PdCCRS: $299,947 Total Funding: $599,894
Categories
  • Leukaemia
  • New South Wales

Targeting NAD metabolism to overcome therapeutic resistance in acute myeloid leukaemia

Recipient: Dr Klaartje Somers Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute The Kids' Cancer Project Funding: $181,559 January 2023 to December 2025 Cancer Australia PdCCRS: $381,559 Total Funding: $563,118
Categories
  • Brain cancer
  • Queensland

A new and effective combination therapy for children with brain cancer

Recipient: Professor Brandon Wainwright Institute: University of Queensland The Kids' Cancer Project Funding: $91,392 July 2022 – June 2024 Dalwood Wylie Foundation: $30,000 Perpetual Funding: $120,000 Total Funding: $241,392
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • Victoria

Identification of Megakaryocyte and Platelet Bone Marrow Niches

Recipient: Dr Gavin Tjin Institute: St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research Funding: $199,970.50 February 2022 to February 2024 (Cancer Australia PdCCRS funding $50,314.50 and The Kids' Cancer Project funding $149,656)
Categories
  • Sarcoma
  • New South Wales

Clinical translation of CAR T cell therapy for the treatment of sarcoma

By Dr Kavitha Gowrishankar, Children’s Hospital Westmead
Recipient: A/Professor Geoff McCowage & Dr Kavitha Gowrishankar Institute: Children's Hospital at Westmead Funding: $281,000 October 2021 to September 2024 (The Kids' Cancer Project: $115,500, The Tie Die Project: $115,500, The Children's Cancer Research Unit: $50,000)
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • Queensland

RECOVER – Responding to late effects in survivors of childhood cancer

Recipient: Dr Natalie Bradford Institute: Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Funding: $299,882 July 2022 to June 2025
Categories
  • Sarcoma
  • New South Wales

ANZSA Clinical Research Fellowship

By Dr Madeline Strach, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
Recipient: Dr Madeleine Strach Institute: Chris O'Brien Lifehouse Funding: $170,000 July 2022 to June 2024 (The Kids' Cancer Project: $85,000, Rainbows for Kate: $85,000)
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

Preclinical drug-testing to evaluate PARP inhibitors for infants with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Recipient: Dr Rishi Kotecha Institute: Telethon Kids' Institute Funding: $143,908 July 2021 to December 2022 Perpetual Funding: $120,000
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • Victoria

(GENIE) A combined GENetic and follicle density risk prediction approach to identifying InfErtility risk in paediatric cancer patients

25/08/2022
Recipient: Dr Rachel Conyers Institute: The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Funding: $301,752 July 2022 to June 2025
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • Victoria

Pharmacogenetics real-time implementation of rare-toxicity predisposition (PRIORITY-P)

25/08/2022
Recipient: Dr Rachel Conyers Institute: The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Funding: $286,502 July 2022 to June 2025
Categories
  • Various cancer types
  • New South Wales

iBounce digital health educational program

15/10/2021
Recipient: Dr Lauren Ha Institute: School of Health Sciences, UNSW Medicine, UNSW Sydney Behavioural Sciences Unit, Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick Funding: $599,935 January 2022 to June 2025
Categories
  • Sarcoma
  • Queensland

From bench to bedside – Developing an osteosarcoma precision oncology workflow

11/11/2021
By Dr Jacqui McGovern, Queensland University of Technology
Recipient: Dr Jacqui McGovern Institute: Queensland University of Technology Funding: $299,171 June 2022 to July 2025 (The Kids' Cancer Project: $199,171 and The Tie Dye Project: $100,000)
Categories
  • DIPG
  • New South Wales

Targeting the thioredoxin system as a novel strategy for DIPG

15/10/2021
Recipient: Associate Professor David Ziegler and Dr Dannielle Upton Institute: Children’s Cancer Institute Funding: $329,440 January 2022 to December 2024
Categories
  • Sarcoma
  • Victoria

Identification of a sarcoma molecular prognostic and therapy resistance signature

08/12/2021
Recipient: Dr Jason Cain Institute: Hudson Institute of Medical Research The Kids' Cancer Project Funding: $50,542 January 2022 – June 2023 Perpetual Funding: $89,930 Total Funding: $140,472
Categories
  • Sarcoma
  • New South Wales

INTER-EWING-1: Improving outcomes of newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma

15/10/2021
By A/Professor Geoff McCowage, Children’s Hospital Westmead
Recipient: A/Professor Geoff McCowage  Institute: Children's Hospital at Westmead Funding: $300,000 July 2022 to June 2025 (The Kids' Cancer Project: $150,000, The Cooper Rice-Brading Foundation: $150,000)
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