Childhood cancers: where treatment stands
In the EUIn the EU, we found 40 approved medicines for childhood cancers and 105 that are being tested in people. Choose one to see what it is, who it is for and where the trials are. Data checked on 10 November 2026.
145 treatments: 40 approved in the EU, 105 being tested in people. Choose one to see what it is, who it is for and where the trials are.
Approved: 40
Officially approved for people in the EU.
Human testing stage: 105
Being tested in people. Many treatments at this stage are never approved.
Animal testing stage: not collected yet
Worked in animals, not yet tested in people. We have not collected this list for childhood cancers yet.
Lab research stage: not collected yet
Early ideas, tested on cells. We have not collected this list for childhood cancers yet.
Placebo: a dummy treatment without the medicine, used for comparison.
Phase 1, 2, 3: the steps of testing in people. Phase 1 checks safety, phase 3 is the last step before approval.
The EU medicines agency (EMA), ClinicalTrials.gov and the EU trials register, checked on 10 November 2026. Every treatment links to its own records; the texts are written by AI from them.
Medicines approved only in single countries are not included. We did not check in which countries a medicine is sold or paid for. Phase 3 trials are listed from every country; phase 2 trials only when they have a site in Austria or Hungary, where the list was first collected, so 405 other open phase 2 trials are not listed.
Not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before you change any treatment.