May - 2024

Many childhood cancer survivors do not undergo recommended tests for late effects

Most childhood cancer survivors are not up to date on guideline-recommended screening for late effects of cancer treatment or second...

CAR T cell therapy targeting HER2 antigen shows promise against advanced sarcoma in phase I clinical trial

Researchers at Texas Children’s Cancer Center and the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s...

Research with mice suggests new treatment for children with neuroblastoma cancer

Researchers are looking for new treatments to increase children’s survival rates from neuroblastoma, a rare solid tumour of young...

Scientists discover new insight into the genetic pathway of neuroblastoma

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have created a stem cell model designed to investigate the origins of neuroblastoma, a...

Colorectal cancer cases have increased in kids over the last 2 decades

A new 22-year analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that there were dramatic increases in colorectal...

Drug targeting RNA modifications shows promise for treating neuroblastoma

New research from the University of Chicago shows the potential for a promising new approach to treating neuroblastoma by targeting RNA...

Increased childhood leukemia risk with embryo transfer vs. natural conception

Children conceived via fresh or frozen embryo transfer may have increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia compared with children...

Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within

We developed a new messenger-RNA, or mRNA, cancer vaccine, described in newly published research, that can deliver treatments more...

Unraveling the roles of non-coding DNA explains childhood cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered non-coding genetic variants contributing to chemotherapy resistance...

Targeting specific protein regions offers a new treatment approach in medulloblastoma

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital discovered a new compound that selectively targets parts of a cancer-related protein,...

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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Opaganib in Neuroblastoma

After my daughter's cancer, I wanted to control her entire life. Then she went to college.

When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges

Early interventions may improve long-term academic achievement in young childhood brain tumor survivors

Immunotherapy for children with primary liver carcinomas: Research offers new hope

Pediatric psychologist explains how to support your child's development after a cancer diagnosis

Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Have High Prevalence of Chronic Pain

Spontaneous Remission in Childhood Cancer Rare but Fleeting

First successful treatment of pediatric high-risk refractory neuroblastoma with PARP inhibition

Researchers identify malignant cells responsible for relapse in high-risk neuroblastoma