Support to the Pakistan pediatric oncology group

Several institution in Pakistan manage children with cancer and leukaemia. In order to participate in international studies and increase awarenes both in the scientific community and in the Pakistani population, it is very important that the pediatric onco-hematology professionals establish a formal association fostering a collaboration among different centers. The potential patient load is extremily high as it is the potential experience and knowledge that this group could develop and contribute to the international community.
C2C would like to support the establishment of a formal organization, a website, data management. In the contest of a collaborative network C2C would like to provide any expertise or equipment that will foster the availability of priority diagnostic standards such as t (9;22) and t (4;11) traslocations detection or flow cytometry for minimal disease evaluation.

A pediatric tumor tissue bank in Pakistan

This project would like to provide technical support and equipment for the establishment of a tissue bank of pediatric leukaemia and solid tumor samples. This is very important to both patients than may require diagnostic confirmation and any research project involving childhood cancer in Pakistan and internationally.

Aid to the pediatric oncology service in Pec, Kosovo

In collaboration with the Associatione S.O.S. Infanzia nel Mondo ONLUS, the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and the Associazione Universitaria per la Cooperazione Internazionale of the Catholic University - Policlinico Gemelli, Rome, Italy. A local visit is planned from November 21st to 24th, 2007.