Organoid models provide new scientific insights into a rare childhood liver cancer
Scientists of the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology and Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands have revealed new scientific ...
May 5, 2023
Caring for adult children with cancer: 4 tips for parents
But what do you do when your adult child receives a cancer diagnosis? What’s the best way to support them then, at age 25, 35 or even...
May 4, 2023
Study explores psychosocial needs of African American parents of children with cancer
Strained finances and material hardships are among significant psychosocial stressors facing African American parents of children with ...
May 3, 2023
Immunotherapy improves the prognosis of babies with a very aggressive leukemia
A trial with thirty patients under one year of age confirms that adding a bispecific antibody to the chemotherapy treatment increases...
May 2, 2023
Vaping linked to cancer-related cognitive impairment among young adult cancer survivors
Vaping appeared associated with cancer-related cognitive impairment among a cohort of young adult childhood cancer survivors, according...
Apr 24, 2023
Clinical trial improves neurocognitive outcomes for childhood craniopharyngioma
Investigators from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that proton therapy had efficacy similar to conventional photon therapy...
Apr 21, 2023
Localized delivery of CAR T cells to treat children with brain tumors
Advancements in CAR T cell delivery and B7-H3 targeting enabled researchers to conduct an exploratory clinical trial to evaluate B7-H3...
Apr 20, 2023
CAR T cells show promise in neuroblastoma
Using CAR T cells to treat solid tumors is notoriously challenging, but a new study shows impressive responses rates in children with...
Apr 19, 2023
From tragedy, a potential pediatric cancer treatment
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric brain cancer that often kills within a year of diagnosis. Surgery is almost...
Apr 12, 2023
Therapy that targets tumor cells may fight neuroblastoma cancer in children
A therapy that arms the immune system to find and destroy tumor cells has shown early promise against a rare and aggressive childhood...
Apr 11, 2023

