Communication & Dissemination

In this section, you will find information related to dissemination opportunities for the project, including newsletters, publications, and key scientific conferences and events.

International Benchmarking Of Stage At Diagnosis For Six Solid Childhood Solid Tumours (The BENCHISTA Project): A Population-Based, Retrospective Cohort Study 

Botta L, Didonè F, Lopez-Cortes A, Canete Nieto A, Desandes E, Hjalgrim LL, Jakab Z, Stiller CA, Zeller B, Gatta G, Pritchard-Jones K, on behalf of the BENCHISTA Project Working Group. International benchmarking of stage at diagnosis for six childhood solid tumours (the BENCHISTA project): a population-based, retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 2025;9(2):89-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00302-X

 

Cancer data quality and harmonization in Europe: the experience of the BENCHISTA Project – international benchmarking of childhood cancer survival by stage

Lopez-Cortes A, Didonè F, Botta L, Hjalgrim LL, Jakab Z, Canete Nieto A, Stiller C, Zeller B, Gatta G, Pritchard-Jones K; BENCHISTA Project Working Group. Cancer data quality and harmonization in Europe: the experience of the BENCHISTA Project - international benchmarking of childhood cancer survival by stage. Front Oncol. 2023 Aug 22;13:1232451. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1232451. PMID: 37675230; PMCID: PMC10477775. DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1232451

 

International benchmarking of childhood cancer survival by stage at diagnosis: The BENCHISTA project protocol 

Botta L, Gatta G, Didonè F, Lopez Cortes A, Pritchard-Jones K; BENCHISTA Project Working Group. International benchmarking of childhood cancer survival by stage at diagnosis: The BENCHISTA project protocol. PLoS One. 2022 Nov 3;17(11):e0276997. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276997. PMID: 36327231; PMCID: PMC9632762. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276997

 

Patient and public involvement to inform priorities and practice for research using existing healthcare data for children's and young people's cancers

Hughes NF, Fern LA, Polanco A, Carrigan C, Feltbower RG, Gamble A, Connearn E, Lopez A, Bisci E, Pritchard-Jones K. Patient and public involvement to inform priorities and practice for research using existing healthcare data for children's and young people's cancers. Res Involv Engagem. 2023 Aug 29;9(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s40900-023-00485-8. PMID: 37644582; PMCID: PMC10466824. DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00485-8

 

Setting international standards for patient and parent involvement and engagement in childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer research: A report from a European Collaborative Workshop

Polanco A, Al-Saadi R, Tugnait S, Scobie N, Pritchard-Jones K. Setting international standards for patient and parent involvement and engagement in childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer research: A report from a European Collaborative Workshop. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2022 Jun;5(6):e1523. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1523. Epub 2021 Aug 12. PMID: 34383382; PMCID: PMC9199507. DOI: 10.1002/cnr2.1523

2025

  • International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) 2025, Izmir, Turkey. 
  • International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), 20th-23rd October 2025, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 
  • Group for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration in Latin Language Countries (GRELL) & ENCR Meeting, 27-30th May 2025.
  • Advances in Neuroblastoma Research Meeting (ARN), 25-28th May 2025, Washington DC, USA: Abstract submitted. 
  • The European Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE), 12-16th May 2025, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), 24-25th March 2025, Birmingham, UK: Abstract accepted for poster presentation.  
     

2024

  • IACR Scientific Conference, November 2024: Oral presentation. 
  • International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), October 2024: Oral presentation at the
  • SIOP Award session. Winner in the category of "clinical trials". 
  • SIOP Renal Tumour Study Group (RTSG) Meeting: Poster presentation. 
  • World Cancer Congress (WCC) 2024: Onsite participation and rapid fire-oral presentation. 
  • GRELL Ascension Meeting May 2024: Onsite participation and poster presentation. 
  • European Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE), May 2024:  Onsite participation.
  • Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC) 2024: Oral presentation
  • Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), April 2024: Participation and two abstracts accepted for poster presentation. 
  • UCL Developmental Biology & Cancer Research Department Symposium 2024: Oral presentation. 


2023

  • ENCR 2023 IACR Meeting: Participation and oral presentation focused on initial results of the BENCHISTA Project. Further opportunity to hold a hybrid Project Working Group (PWG) meeting.
  • Paris Conference for an International Childhood Cancer Data Partnership: Participation and contribution to workshops.
  • SIOP 2023: Participation and two abstracts accepted for poster presentation. 
  • Children with Cancer UK 2023 Conference: On-site attendance, oral presentation and two abstracts accepted for poster presentation.
  • SIOP Renal Tumour Study Group Annual Meeting 2023: Oral presentation focused on BENCHISTA preliminary results (Wilms Tumour). 
  • GRELL June 2023: Participation and abstracts accepted for poster presentation ( Poster 1 & Poster 2 ). 
  • SIOPE 2023 Meeting in conjunction with CCI-Europe: On-site attendance and special session dedicated to BENCHISTA. 
  • BENCHISTA Project highlighted in ENCR May 2023 Newsflash and Website. 
  • UCL Developmental Biology & Cancer Research Department Symposium: Abstract accepted for oral presentation. 
  • CCLG March 2023: On-site participation and abstract accepted for poster presentation. 


2022

  • ENCR Data Quality and Harmonization 2022 - Call for papers: Submission accepted and Manuscript submitted for review.
  • IACR 2022: Abstract accepted for Poster presentation. 
  • World Cancer Congress 2022: Abstract accepted for inclusion in e-Library. 
  • SIOP 2022: Abstract accepted for Poster presentation. 
  • CCLG Winter Meeting 2022:  Poster and Abstract submitted.
  • ENCR Scientific Meeting 2022: Poster Award - Participants vote

2025

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