Pediatric Investigation study identifies immune drivers of medulloblastoma metastasis using explainable AI
Researchers develop an explainable machine learning model to predict metastasis and survival in children with medulloblastoma. Read more:...
Jul 22, 2025
Untreated GHD Linked to Adverse Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Untreated growth hormone deficiency was associated with neurocognitive impairment and reduced physical functioning among adult survivors...
Jul 18, 2025
NCCN Guidelines Now Recommend Naxitamab for High-Risk Neuroblastoma
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has updated its guidelines to include the category 2A recommendation of a naxitamab-gqgk...
Jul 17, 2025
Common appliance raises kids’ cancer risk nearly twice as much as adults’
A new study out of Stanford University reports that benzene-caused cancer risks are significantly higher — especially for children — in...
Jul 16, 2025
How protein-slayer drugs could beat some of the cruellest cancers
Momentum is building for PROTAC treatments that eliminate disease-causing proteins, including those responsible for difficult-to-treat...
Jul 9, 2025
Childhood brain tumors develop early in highly specialized nerve cells, research reveals
A team of researchers at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg...
Jul 8, 2025
Pediatric Brain Tumor Risk Increases With CT Radiation Exposure
Head and neck computed tomography (CT) imaging increases the risk for pediatric brain tumors, according to the findings of a study...
Jul 7, 2025
AI Predicts Pediatric Brain Tumor Relapse With Surprising Accuracy
Researchers have developed an AI system that predicts brain tumor recurrence in children using sequential MRI scans. [...] The approach...
Jul 4, 2025
Study identifies how malaria can lead to childhood cancer
New data published in The Journal of Immunology uncovered the role of Plasmodium falciparum infection (malaria) in the development of...
Jul 2, 2025
'Phenomenal' - study hailed a significant milestone in child cancer care
A five-year project using genetics, genomics and data to improve cancer diagnostics and treatment for children could "change what we...
Jun 30, 2025

