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ReviewBritish journal of cancer2026

Paediatric Therapeutic Development Workshop on rhabdomyosarcoma.

Joseph S Baxter, Claudia Montiel Equihua, Jan J Molenaar, Jamie Aye, Gianni Bisogno, Patricia Blanc, Willemijn Breunis, Julia Chisholm, Jacquelyn Crane, Sam Daems and 51 more

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Review in British journal of cancer, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

61 authors.

Joseph S Baxter *LifeArc, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-614X
Claudia Montiel Equihua *LifeArc, London, UK.
Jan J Molenaar *Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Jamie AyeThe University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Gianni BisognoDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy.
Patricia BlancImagine for Margo, Paris, France.
Willemijn BreunisUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Julia ChisholmThe Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3479-7997
Jacquelyn CraneChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Sam DaemsWaterland Private Equity Investments, Antwerp, Belgium.
Laura DanielsonCancer Research UK, London, UK.
Bram de WildeGhent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium.
Adam D DurbinSt Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Felipe Galvez-CancinoLaboratory of Immune-Regulation, Centre for Immuno-Oncology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Patrizia GaspariniFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9548-3724
Birgit GeoergerGustave Roussy, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4361-3643
Simone GrahamLifeArc, London, UK.
Bass HassanSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Mark E HatleySt Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7147-3946
Delphine HeenenKickCancer Foundation, Brussels, Belgium.
Christine M HeskePediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0956-6249
Simone HettmerPediatrics I, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
Elizabeth HookhamLifeArc, London, UK.
Peter HoughtonUT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Pamela KearnsCollege of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2756-5813
Charles KellerChildren's Cancer Therapy Development Institute, Hillsboro, OR, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-7487
Javed KhanOncogenomics Section, Genetics Branch, Centre for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5858-0488
Fiona KinnisLifeArc, London, UK.
David LangenauMassachusetts General Hospital - Charlestown Navy Yard (CNY) Campus, Charlestown, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6664-8318
Geffen LassLifeArc, London, UK.
Corinne Mary LinardicDepartment of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, LSRC, Durham, NC, USA.
Leo MascarenhasCedars Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Michael T MeisterPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Jonathan MettsJohns Hopkins All Children's Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, Saint Petersburg, FL, USA.
Véronique Minard-ColinGustave Roussy, Paris, France.
Sapna OberoiMax Rady College of Medicine, Pediatrics and Child Health, CancerCare Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Daniela PalaciosInstitute for Systems Analysis and Computer Science "Antonio Ruberti" (IASI), National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy.
Abbe PannucciAlice's Arc, New York City, NY, USA.
Seema PatelLifeArc, London, UK.
Sheena PatelCancer Research Horizons, London, UK.
Silvia PomellaBambino Gesu' Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Terry RabbittsThe Institute of Cancer Research, Brookes Lawley Building, Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery, Sutton, UK.
Rossella RotaBambino Gesu' Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Erin RudzinskiIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Beat SchäferUniversitäts-Kinderspital Zürich, Eleonorenstiftung, Zürich, Switzerland.
John Jack ShernCancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Karin StraathofUniversity College London Cancer Institute, Great Ormond Street Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
Rajkumar VenkatramaniTexas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Marco WachtelUniversitäts-Kinderspital Zürich, Eleonorenstiftung, Zürich, Switzerland.
Sara WakelingAlice's Ark, Children's Cancer Charity, Sevenoaks, UK.
Zoë WaltersSouthampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Sam WarburtonLifeArc, London, UK.
Brenda WeigelSt Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-1402
Andrew D J PearsonLifeArc, London, UK. andy1pearson@btinternet.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8738-5913
David JenkinsonLifeArc, London, UK.
Janet ShipleyThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-8678
Michela CasanovaFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milano, Italy.
LifeArc
Innovative Therapies for Children with Cancer (ITCC)
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Grand Challenge PROTECT team

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The third in a series of Paediatric Therapeutic Development Workshops focused on rhabdomyosarcoma. Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children, with 90% survival for those with the lowest risk disease, but just 20-30% in children with metastatic disease. An urgent unmet need exists to develop targeted therapeutics for high-risk disease and to reduce the toxicity of treatment. The results of trials of CAR T-cells and ADCs against FGFR4 are awaited with great interest, and developing a FGFR4 degrader is a priority. Directly targeting PAX3::FOXO1 and PAX7::FOXO1 fusion proteins is a high priority. An in vivo study of a MYOD1 degrader approach is required prior to clinical development. Degraders of P300/CBP should be evaluated preclinically with a view to clinical investigation. ROR2 is an interesting target for the L122R mutant MYOD1 rhabdomyosarcoma. Development of a TEAD degrader is a high priority, and this should be evaluated in combination with a Notch inhibitor. Considering targets with existing clinical agents, antibody-drug conjugates targeting cell-surface antigen B7-H3/CD276 are showing preclinical promise in other paediatric cancers and are also deemed a high priority for evaluation in rhabdomyosarcoma. Based on currently available evidence, MEK inhibitors should be evaluated, potentially with BRAF or PI3K inhibitors, in combination with chemotherapy in the maintenance setting. Understanding the mechanism of action underpinning drug combinations, gaining access to therapeutics and optimising clinical trial design will be essential to enable combinatorial testing in patients.

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RhabdomyosarcomaAnimalsChildHumansMolecular Targeted Therapy

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PMID42288687
PMCPMC13427830

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