Our Impact

Robyn Spoon. Elevate Childhood Cancer Advocate and Founder. Impact. Impact of Elevate.

Science Events

Elevate hosts advocacy and science events:

Elevate Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Advocacy Day, Indianapolis, IN (2024)

Indiana Biosciences Research Institute. Robyn Spoon. Andy Messecar, Purdue. Elevate Board. Lou Staccato.

Consortiums, Coalitions & Committees

Elevate participates in consortiums, coalitions and committees, globally:

Attendee, Live Like Bella Science Symposium, Miami, FL (2024)

Leader, Rhabdomyosarcoma Data Access Task Force, Rhabdomyosarcoma Coalition (2023-present)

Member, Drug Prioritization Committee, Rhabdomyosarcoma Coalition (2023-present)

Foundation Attendee, Summer’s Way Rhabdomyosarcoma Workshop, Denver, CO (2023)

Attendee, ACCELERATE Platform, Brussels, Belgium (2024)

Member, National Public Policy Committee, Children’s Cancer Cause, named to the committee in May, 2024

Research Coordinator, Rhabdomyosarcoma Coalition, Member of Rhabdomyosarcoma Coalition since 2021, named as Research Coordinator in November, 2024

Advocate, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Biennial Survey Advisory Board, developing a long-term survivorship survey for childhood cancer in the state of Indiana

Committee Members, Indiana Cancer Consortium, Early Detection and Survivorship committees

Research

Elevate’s Funded Projects:

Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, Lou Stancato, “Accelerating a Go/No-Go Decision on a Promising Monoclonal Antibody to Address Metastases in Pediatric Sarcomas”

Awards

Robyn Spoon, Individual Advocate of the Year, 2024, Indiana Cancer Consortium

Robyn Spoon. ICC Award, pediatric cancer advocacy, Indiana.

Coalitions

Elevate participates in consortia, coalitions, and committees globally:

Founding Member, Pediatric Renal Tumor Coalition, July 2024

Pediatric renal tumor coalition logo. Elevate Childhood Cancer. Elevate wilms. wilms tumor.

Founding Member, Indiana Pediatric Cancer Coalition, June 2024—Members hosted a Statehouse Advocacy Day, educated legislators and the Indiana Childhood Cancer Community about the needs in the state.

IPCC logo. Indiana pediatric cancer coalition. Elevate.

Founding Member, Rhabdomyosarcoma Coalition, January 2021—Members have collectively contributed $ 1.4 million to rhabdomyosarcoma research! 

Rhabdo coalition logo. Sarcoma. Elevate Rhabdo.

Member, Pediatric Inclusion Alliance, 2024

Member, Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2), December 2024—
Member, Pediatric Inclusion Alliance, December 2024

CAC2. Coalition against childhood cancer logo. Elevate Childhood Cancer.

Presentations and Endorsements

Poster Presentation Childhood Cancer:

Spoon, R., Weiss, M., Comer, C., Gray, P., Sandeen, L., Meinch. A, & Brooks, T. (2024). Drawing a roadmap for Wilms tumor: The role of advocacy [Poster presentation]. In 12th Annual Pediatric Biology Tumor Symposium at Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY.

Child Centric care. Best Care Possible. Wilms tumor. Memorial Sloan Kettering. Elevate Wilms. Wilms workgroup.

Elevate has been invited to speak at conferences and meetings:

Spoon, R., Weiss, M., Comer, C., Gray, P., Sandeen, L., Meinch, A. & Brooks, T. (2024). Drawing a roadmap for Wilms tumor: The role of advocacy [Poster presentation]. In 12th Annual Pediatric Biology Tumor Symposium at Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY.

Parent Perspective, Sarcoma Translational Research Team (START).

Advocate, FDA Oncology Center for Excellence Pediatric Oncology Advocacy Forum.

Efforts Elevate has been asked to endorse:

Purdue University Institute for Cancer Research, Life Science Building, State Funding Request, December 2024

Vision statement of Elevate's goals that include empowering advocates, stakeholders, providing education and advocating for those diagnosed with childhood cancer. Investing in those diagnosed with pediatric cancer. Diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and end of life as it may be.