Childhood Cancer Data Initiative Annual Symposium (Overview)

Overview

Join us in person or virtually for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) Symposium on October 6 and 7, 2025. Hosted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), this event brings together the childhood cancer community to advance research and clinical care through collaboration, innovation, and transformative approaches.

Engage in a day and a half of sessions offered in a variety of interactive formats:

  • Oral presentations
  • Panel discussions
  • Poster session (in-person only)
  • Breakout sessions (in-person only)
  • Networking (in-person only)

Agenda Highlights

  • Status of the Molecular Characterization Initiative (MCI)
  • Impact of MCI findings on clinical trials and new therapeutic target discovery
  • Updates on Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certification of solid tumor methylation classifiers
  • Highlights from CCDI and other collaborative NCI childhood cancer research programs
  • CCDI-funded data use project updates
  • Ensuring molecular diagnostics in childhood cancer as part of standard of care
  • Extracting electronic health record data for research and clinical applications
  • Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and real-world evidence in childhood cancer research
  • Engaging industry, regulators, and advocates to drive transformation

Location

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Natcher Building (Building 45)
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
NIH Visitor Map

Natcher Building

Date and Time

  • Monday, October 6, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. E.T.
  • Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. E.T.

Registration Deadline

Registration is free and required in order to attend in-person or virtually. Online registration will close on August 7, 2025. On-site registration will not be available.

Register now!

Abstract Deadline

Abstracts for poster presentations are due on August 7, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. E.T.

Questions?

Scientific Content

If you have questions about submitting abstracts for poster presentations, contact Subhashini Jagu at subhashini.jagu@nih.gov or (240) 781-3325.

Agenda, Logistics, Travel, or Registration

If you have questions about the symposium agenda, logistics, travel, or registration for this event, contact CCDIevents@mail.nih.gov.