# Douglas S. Hawkins

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## TL;DR

Paediatric oncologist who chairs the world's largest childhood cancer research organisation.

## Summary

Douglas Hawkins is Group Chair of the Children's Oncology Group (COG) and Professor of Pediatrics at Seattle Children's and the University of Washington, with ties to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. A paediatric oncologist specialising in bone and soft-tissue sarcomas, he led COG Ewing sarcoma trials and has chaired the Children's Oncology Group since 2020. His papers include a Journal of Clinical Oncology review of current management and collaborative future approaches in Ewing sarcoma and a COG report that adding vincristine and irinotecan to standard chemotherapy did not improve outcome in intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma. His record links to the Euro Ewing 2012 trial.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: Group Chair, Children's Oncology Group; Professor of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's and University of Washington
- Specialisms: Paediatric sarcoma; Ewing sarcoma; Cooperative group trials

## Sources

- Children's Oncology Group: https://childrensoncologygroup.org
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Hawkins%20DS%5BAuthor%5D
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Douglas%20S.%20Hawkins

## Connected records

- cancers: [Sarcomas (soft tissue, bone, GIST)](https://onco.cc/cancers/sarcoma/)
- companies: [Children's Oncology Group (COG)](https://onco.cc/companies/childrens-oncology-group/)
- institutions: [Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/fred-hutch/)
- trials: [Euro Ewing 2012](https://onco.cc/trials/euro-ewing-2012/)

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