The Innovative Cancer Therapeutics program at Arkansas Children’s offers access to advanced clinical trials for patients with hard-to-treat cancers.
We offer innovative therapeutics for patients with poor prognosis when they are first diagnosed, advanced and recurring tumors, or those that do not respond to initial treatments. We offer different types of innovative therapeutics, which are used to customize treatment plans based on each patient's unique disease and genetic makeup.
If your child is already a patient at Arkansas Children’s, we have all of the information and paperwork needed to determine if they are a candidate for our innovative therapeutics program.
If your child is referred to us, our experts will determine if there is a therapy or clinical trial that can help. If there is, we will study your child’s case to make sure there is nothing in his or her medical history that would exclude him or her from participating.
When our innovative therapeutics program is not ideal, we will work with you to find a medical center that makes sense for your child’s specific condition.
To help us determine if your child can participate in a clinical trial through our Innovative Therapeutics Program, you will need to send the materials listed on the Required Medical Records Checklist (as applicable). The materials needed are:
Clinical Summary
Radiological Films (CT, MRI)
Operative Note(s) to include date(s) and type(s) of all surgical procedure(s)
Please send them to:
Catherine Redinger, RN
Email: RedingerCatherineL@uams.edu
Fax: 501-364-3634
ATTN: Catherine Redinger, RN – Nurse Coordinator Innovative Therapeutics Team
Please call the office before faxing: 501-364-4290
Mail all SCANS (on CDs) and above materials to:
Dr. Kevin Bielamowicz
Department of Hematology/Oncology
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
1 Children’s Way – Slot 512-10
Little Rock, AR 72202
Please get in touch with our office if you have any questions regarding the above information and instructions. Call 501-364-4290, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Arkansas Children’s is connected to international networks of researchers studying and developing the latest medical therapies. We can often provide treatments to your child right here on campus. Sometimes, we may connect your child to developing treatments at a partner medical center.