Leona Knox

Leona Knox is Head of Research at Solving Kids’ Cancer UK, a non-profit organisation driving international collaboration to speed up pioneering clinical research that could improve outcomes for children.

Leona’s son Oscar died of neuroblastoma in 2014 following extensive therapy in the UK and US. She is a passionate advocate dedicated to multi-stakeholder working for the benefit of children with cancer.

Leona is founding Chair of the SIOPEN Advocate Committee and participates in several other academic committees to help change policy and inform research agendas for the benefit of children with cancer, including the Innovative Therapies for Children with Cancer (ITCC) Advocate Committee, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Pediatric Cancer Working Group Steering Committee, and the ACCELERATE Steering Committee. She is the patient advocate representative within the SIOPEN Executive Committee.