In Honor of Survivor Week: Join Our Next Global Webinar

Treatment-related hearing loss remains one of the most impactful late effects in paediatric oncology. To address this critical challenge, the SIOP Survivorship Special Interest Group supported by Childhood Cancer International SurNet invite you to a collaborative, multi-stakeholder educational initiative.

Ototoxicity: Prevention Trials and Clinical Perspectives

📅 Date: June 10, 2026 🕒 Time: 3:00 PM CET | 9:00 AM EST 📍 Format: Live Interactive Webinar (Two Parts)

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Why Attend?

This programme brings together leading clinicians, researchers, survivors, and advocates to discuss evolving clinical evidence, preventive strategies, and firsthand survivorship perspectives in ototoxicity care.

Target Audience: Healthcare professionals, researchers, survivors, patient advocates, and global paediatric oncology stakeholders.

The Programme

Part I: Scientific Panel – Current Research & Clinical Insights

Focused discussions on Sodium Thiosulfate (STS) preventive clinical trials and evolving clinical practices.

  • Moderators: Nurdan Tacyildiz & Maria Olsson

  • Talk 1: Preventing the Problem of Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity

    • Speaker: Dr. David Freyer, DO, MS (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USA)

    • Dr. Freyer led the pivotal COG ACCL0431 study that contributed to the regulatory approval of STS for hearing prevention.

  • Talk 2: Genetics of Chemotherapy-Induced Ototoxicity: Hearing It Is a Complicated Topic

    • Speaker: Dr. Rod Rassekh (University of British Columbia & BC Children’s Hospital, Canada)

    • Dr. Rassekh is a clinician-investigator specializing in the pharmacogenetics of drug toxicity and bringing genomics to the bedside.

Part II: Round Table – Lived-Experience & Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue

A dedicated session featuring clinical specialists, survivors, and caregivers on the true impact of treatment-related hearing loss and long-term survivorship care needs.

  • Moderators: Sidney Chahanyo & Patrick Yip

  • Featured Panelists:

    • Audiologist Perspective: Prof. Kristy Knight (Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, OHSU, USA) – Expert in pediatric ototoxicity monitoring and outcome classification.

    • Paediatric Oncologist (LMIC) Perspective: Dr. Sonay Ozdemir (Ankara, Türkiye)

    • Survivor Perspective: Sidney Chahonyo (Hope for Cancer Kids) & Guest TBD

    • Parent Perspective: Usha Sudheer (Mother of a medulloblastoma survivor, India)

Together, let’s advance hearing preservation and improve the quality of life for childhood cancer survivors worldwide.

We look forward to your participation.

Organized by: The SIOP Survivorship Network Supported by: Childhood Cancer International SurNet

This is an independent educational activity supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Norgine. The scientific programme and content are developed independently by the scientific committee without influence from Norgine.

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