Why a dangerous subtype of Wilms tumor is so resistant to chemotherapy
An international team, led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan, may have determined why the diffuse anaplasia (DA) subtype of...
Feb 13, 2024
Survivors of Childhood Cancer With High Anthracycline Exposure: Can a Beta-Blocker Improve Cardiac Function?
In a U.S./Canadian phase IIb trial (PREVENT-HF) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Armenian et al found that the beta-blocker carvedilol...
Feb 9, 2024
‘We now know our enemy’: UBC study offers new hope for treating relapsed childhood leukemia
New therapies have dramatically improved survival rates among children with pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (pAML)—a cancer that starts...
Feb 8, 2024
Beyond chemotherapy: Navigating the promise and perils of CAR-T therapy in pediatric cancer
Upon hearing the phrase ‘cancer treatment’, the first word that can typically spring to mind is chemotherapy – a primary therapy which...
Feb 7, 2024
Cancer researcher 'beefing up' natural killer cells to stop cancer
A UCF cancer researcher is discovering ways that the body's own natural killer (NK) cells can be energized to fight deadly pediatric...
Feb 6, 2024
RNA sequencing analysis may hold the key to more accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment of pediatric B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Pilot study by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and City of Hope proposes a promising global, clinically applicable genomic assay for the...
Feb 5, 2024
European scientists target high-risk childhood cancer with liquid biopsy
Liquid biopsies are a promise for the future of personalized cancer medicine: Many children with high-risk neuroblastoma, i.e. 50 percent...
Feb 2, 2024
Specific Plant Foods Reduce Premature Aging in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Dark green vegetables and nuts/seeds intake linked to lower risk for premature aging in childhood cancer survivors. Read more:...
Feb 1, 2024