DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-23-1500 ISSN: 2159-8274
The Virtual Child
Richard J. Gilbertson, Sam Behjati, Anna-Lisa Böttcher, Marianne E. Bronner, Matthew Burridge, Henrick Clausing, Harry Clifford, Tracey Danaher, Laura K. Donovan, Jarno Drost, Alexander M.M. Eggermont, Chris Emerson, Mona G. Flores, Petra Hamerlik, Nada Jabado, Andrew Jones, Henrick Kaessmann, Claudia L. Kleinman, Marcel Kool, Lena M. Kutscher, Gavin Lindberg, Emily Linnane, John C. Marioni, John M. Maris, Michelle Monje, Alexandra Macaskill, Steven Niederer, Paul A. Northcott, Elizabeth Peeters, Willemijn Plieger-van Solkema, Liane Preußner, Anne C. Rios, Karsten Rippe, Peter Sandford, Nikolaos G. Sgourakis, Adam Shlien, Pete Smith, Karin Straathof, Patrick J. Sullivan, Mario L. Suvà, Michael D. Taylor, Emma Thompson, Roser Vento-Tormo, Brandon J. Wainwright, Robert J. Wechsler-Reya, Frank Westermann, Shannon Winslade, Bissan Al-Lazikani, Stefan M. Pfister- Oncology
Summary:
We are building the world's first Virtual Child–a computer model of normal and cancerous human development at the level of each individual cell. The Virtual Child will “develop cancer” that we will subject to unlimited virtual clinical trials that pinpoint, predict, and prioritize potential new treatments, bringing forward the day when no child dies of cancer, giving each one the opportunity to lead a full and healthy life.