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UNITED WE CURE.

We’re Changing How Science Is Done Because Kids Can’t Wait

CBTN doesn’t wait for change—we drive it, turning global collaboration into faster discovery and better futures for children.

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UNITED WE CURE.

We’re Changing How Science Is Done Because Kids Can’t Wait

CBTN doesn’t wait for change—we drive it. Through a global network of scientists, clinicians, and advocates, we accelerate discovery, dismantle barriers, and deliver better outcomes, because every child deserves a future filled with possibility.

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MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE

Powered by the world’s most extensive collection of pediatric brain tumor biosamples, medical data, imaging, and preclinical models, CBTN breaks down research barriers and fuels global collaboration. With research hospitals contributing from every corner of the world and passionate family foundations standing behind our mission, we accelerate the discoveries that will change everything for children.

8,000

patient & family participants

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countries represented

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member institutions

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family foundations

85,000

biosamples

1,000

investigators

442+

research projects

220+

scientific publications

Changing the Picture for Children with Brain Tumors

Changing the Picture for Children with Brain Tumors

A CBTN portrait of progress and the work still ahead for children and families. By Brian Rood, MD, Executive Co-Chair, CBTN Executive Board Childhood Cancer Awareness Month asks us to reflect on progress. At the Children’s Brain Tumor Network (CBTN), that reflection also strengthens our resolve. Children with brain tumors…
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Portraits of Progress: Closing the Distance Between Data, Care, and Cures

Portraits of Progress: Closing the Distance Between Data, Care, and Cures

Guest blog by Robert Martin, Founder and President, Bridge To A Cure Foundation and CBTN Executive Council Member Childhood Cancer Awareness Month calls us to recognize the children and families facing cancer, and to ask whether awareness is leading to the progress they urgently need. For me, that question is…
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Tracking Tumor Evolution to Advance Pediatric Brain Tumor Research

Tracking Tumor Evolution to Advance Pediatric Brain Tumor Research

For years, pediatric brain tumor research has largely relied on snapshots. A tissue sample collected during surgery. A scan captured at diagnosis. Molecular data tied to a single moment in time. But tumors change. As pediatric brain tumors respond to treatment, recur, or progress, their biology changes over time, yet…
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