Michael and Melissa Wiggins, founders of Cannonball Kids’ cancer (CKc), recently met with Dr. Jacqueline Kraveka, an oncologist and associate professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), which has the only pediatric cancer research lab in the state.

Dr. Kraveka is a member of Beat Childhood Cancer, serving on the executive and scientific committees. Beat Childhood Cancer is a group of 40+ research centers and children’s hospitals, headquartered at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Michigan, that offer an international network of childhood cancer clinical trials. The organization is chaired by Dr. Giselle Sholler, a recipient of a CKc-funded research grant.

Dr. Kraveka is most passionate about researching neuroblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma and has several trials in development over the next year. CKc is carefully considering these trials as we look at funding additional research grants. Anca Dumitriu, the recently hired Survivorship Clinic Director, will have a follow-up meeting with the CKc team to discuss the potential for grant opportunities.

We look forward to growing this relationship and to the potential for funding new, innovative research. We will continue to keep you updated on these efforts.