Monika Ehnman

Research coordinator for strategic funding to ITCC clinical trial centers in Sweden, advocate for increasing patient participation in early clinical trials

Barncancerfonden/The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund, Sweden

Dr. Monika Ehnman works at the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund and is the research coordinator for strategic funding to ITCC clinical trial centers in Sweden. She advocates for increasing patient participation in early clinical trials. Dr. Ehnman obtained her PhD in 2010 at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and as Team leader at Karolinska Institutet, she pursued her interest for pediatric cancer and therapeutic targeting of growth factor signaling in the tumor microenvironment of sarcomas.

The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund consists of a national federation and six independent regional associations working together to support research and best possible care for families affected by childhood cancer today and tomorrow. By increasing awareness of precision medicine, and influencing policymakers and other stakeholders, cancer advocacy is integrated in the mission of The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund -to advance the development of childhood cancer treatments so they become more effective and do less harm.