McMaster University researchers pinpoint potential treatment for lethal childhood cancer
An enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster ...
Nov 11, 2022
Chronic Conditions More Likely Among Survivors of Pediatric Wilms Tumor
Survivors of Wilms tumor are more likely than the general population to experience chronic health conditions, according to a study...
Nov 10, 2022
Changes to chromosomes impact how children’s brain tumours respond to treatment
Every year in the UK, around 55 children are diagnosed with medulloblastoma, and there is a pressing need for new treatments. Now, led...
Nov 8, 2022
‘Chameleon cancers’ change colors to evade treatment, study reveals
Scientists from the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology have discovered that some leukemias are capable of altering their...
Nov 7, 2022
Pediatric Multicenter Study Shows Targeted Therapy for High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Reduces Relapse
Children with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma were 10% less likely to relapse following treatment with brentuximab vedotin combination. Read...
Nov 4, 2022
Study offers proof of concept for treating pediatric brain tumors with immunotherapy
Now, in a new proof-of-concept study published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, researchers at Children's Hospital of...
Nov 3, 2022
3D genomics reveals targets for aggressive childhood cancers
While some pediatric brain cancers have known genetic causes, many do not. Three-dimensional profiling revealed new disease mechanisms...
Nov 2, 2022
A stem cell protein facilitates relapse of pediatric brain tumors
The malignant brain tumor type medulloblastoma can become resistant to therapy which can cause relapse. Researchers have discovered a...
Oct 31, 2022
CKD, Albuminuria Risk Factors Identified in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Childhood cancer survivors treated with nephrectomy and potentially nephrotoxic therapy are at increased risk for chronic kidney disease...
Oct 25, 2022
Blood tests could offer smarter treatment for children’s cancer
A simple blood test could help guide the treatment of children with the cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, a new study reports. Read more:...
Oct 21, 2022

