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Dan Runco, MD, MS

Co-Principal Investigator, Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist

Dr. Daniel Runco is an attending pediatric neuro-oncologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at University of Washington School of Medicine. While clinically specializing in the treatment of children with tumors of the brain and spine, he also is passionate about clinical trials and supportive care. His research focus is on childhood cancer cachexia and has published both on mediators of cachexia in kids with cancer as well as nutrition and exercise focus for patients undergoing cancer treatment. He is a member of the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Seattle Children’s and nationally participates in the Children’s Oncology Group, Cancer Cachexia Society, and other national and international consortia supporting children with cancer.

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