It is IBFM’s mission to advance the knowledge of childhood cancer biology and to translate this from bench to bedside into more effective treatments.

IBFM’s objectives include:

Fostering information exchange among the participating groups, including preliminary results;

Promoting research projects in childhood leukemias, lymphomas and related disorders, including non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas;

Supporting prospective randomized clinical trials, using consensus approaches and allowing the participation of other groups;

Initiating cooperative research projects for a better understanding of pediatric cancers’ biology;

Encouraging a quick and accurate translation of findings from basic to clinical research, and vice versa;

Achieving a better understanding of very rare hematological malignancies.