Pediatric Preclinical in Vivo Testing Program

**Semantic type:** Conceptual Entity

**Definition:** A program that systematically evaluates novel agents against genomically characterized childhood cancer solid tumor and leukemia in vivo models. The primary goal of the PIVOT program is to develop high quality preclinical data to help pediatric oncology researchers identify new agents that will show significant activity when clinically evaluated against selected childhood cancers.

**Synonyms:** - NCI Pediatric In Vivo Testing Program - NCI Pediatric Preclinical in Vivo Testing (PIVOT) Program - PIVOT - PIVOT - Pediatric In Vivo Testing Program