VCCC Alliance Precision Oncology Forum

The Zero Childhood Cancer Program: Experience and impact of a precision medicine platform

2 May 2025

This forum will focus on diagnostic and therapeutic clinical utility of the Zero Childhood Cancer Program. 

It is a world-leading precision medicine program for children with cancer, which brings together leading clinicians and researchers around Australia and internationally.

Involving all paediatric oncology units across Australia, and over 22 national and international research partners, ZERO provides in-depth genomic analysis for each child enrolled, with the aims to improve survival, reduce side effects, and advance science’s understanding of childhood cancer for the benefit of all.

More than 2000 children with cancer have been enrolled across Australia since 2017. Now, all children diagnosed with cancer in Australia have access to precision medicine.

It will include examples from key areas and clinical cases to highlight the benefits of molecular and precision medicine.

Chairs

Dr Huiling Xu
Senior Research Fellow, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Dr Joep Vissers
Curation Scientist Team Leader, the University of Melbourne

Speakers

Dr Nick Sanders
Paediatric Oncologist, Children's Cancer Centre, Monash Children's Hospital
Precision Oncology Fellow, Children's Cancer Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Dr Dong Anh Khuong Quang
Paediatric and Molecular Oncologist
Clinical Lead in Neuro-Oncology, Children's Cancer Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Content warning: The VCCC Alliance Precision Oncology Forum is aimed primarily at a clinical audience and features open discussion about real cases and patients. While these cases are de-identified, the imagery, content and discussion can be graphic.