- Nov 22, 2021
Study: Nearly 20 years on, no adverse impacts for pediatric cancer patients treated with dexrazoxan
A new study published in Cancer and authored by researchers at multiple institutions, including the University at Buffalo, demonstrates that dexrazoxane, which is administered to pediatric cancer patients in order to curb the cardiotoxicity of a key chemotherapy drug, has no adverse impacts on these patients, even nearly 20 years later. Read more: http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2021/11/020.html
- Nov 15, 2021
Surviving cancer as a child can affect lifelong health
People who survive cancer early in their life have higher risks of ill health as they grow older, and these risks vary according to the type of cancer and how it was treated, a new study by researchers at University College London has found. Read more: https://www.thenationalnews.com/health/2021/11/15/surviving-cancer-as-a-child-can-affect-lifelong-health/
- Nov 12, 2021
Drug combination highly effective in children with standard-and high-risk APL
A clinical trial has found that the combination of all-trans retinoic acid, which is a metabolite of vitamin A, and arsenic trioxide is highly effective in children with standard- and high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia, or APL. Read more: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20211111/Drug-combination-highly-effective-in-children-with-standard-and-high-risk-acute-promyelocytic-leukemia.aspx
- Nov 11, 2021
Safety concerns raised for neuroblastoma candidate drug
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists looking for drugs to improve survival of children with high-risk neuroblastoma found a promising candidate in CX-5461. Then researchers identified safety concerns with the experimental drug that have implications for current clinical trials in adults. Read more: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-safety-neuroblastoma-candidate-drug.html
- Nov 10, 2021
Radiotherapy may explain why childhood cancer survivors often develop metabolic disease
A new study finds that childhood cancer patients who were treated with abdominal or total body irradiation grow up to display abnormalities in their adipose (fat) tissue, similar to those found in obese individuals with cardiometabolic disease. Read more: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/934344
- Nov 9, 2021
Can testicular tissue restore childhood cancer survivors’ fertility?
An experimental procedure that used frozen testicular tissue to restore fertility in animals is heading to clinical trials — and if it works as hoped, it could help the 30% of childhood cancer survivors who are left infertile by treatment have babies of their own. Read more: https://www.freethink.com/health/testicular-tissue
- Nov 8, 2021
Combining drugs ‘may extend lives of children with incurable brain cancer’
Two existing treatments for leukaemia and melanoma cancer were found in the lab to slow the growth of DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) brain tumours. Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-40739133.html