Sumit Gupta

Administrative Assistant: Maria Locke, maria.locke@sickkids.ca

Research Synopsis

Dr. Gupta’s main research goal is to identify and improve the outcomes of vulnerable subpopulations of children with cancer. To this end, he currently has two main lines of research. The first involves using health administrative data to answer important clinical and policy-relevant questions. Examples include building a detailed population-based database of all Ontario adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer, or identifying the mental health care use of childhood cancer survivors and their family members. His second main area of research involves collaboration with international partners to improve the outcomes for children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS). He is the Associate Chair of the Lancet Oncology Commission on sustainable pediatric cancer care, which built an investment case for childhood cancer treatment in LMICS. He is also Chair of the Unit for Policy and Economics Research in Childhood Cancer (PERCC), with collaborations in multiple locations including Chile and Ghana. He is currently the co-chair of the Children’s Oncology Group clinical trial for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, AALL1731.