Long-Term Effects of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Despite major advances in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), adult survivors face long-term health consequences. A ...
Dec 14, 2021
FDA Approves Rituxan-Chemotherapy Combo for Children with a Variety of Blood Cancers
The FDA approval of Rituxan plus chemotherapy is indicated for the treatment of children aged six months to 18 years who have various ...
Dec 10, 2021
Survivors of pediatric cancer at increased risk for psychiatric disorders
Survivors of childhood cancer had increased risk for long-term psychiatric disorders compared with their siblings or peers, according ...
Dec 9, 2021
Novel Chemoimmunotherapy Regimen Wows in Pediatric Neuroblastoma
Adding a novel anti-GD2 antibody (hu14.18K322A) to induction chemotherapy for children with newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma ...
Dec 8, 2021
Yale-led studies open doors for treatment of lymphoma and neuroblastoma cancers
Two new Yale-led studies elucidate protein structure and function of ALK, a protein receptor, which could contribute to new treatments...
Dec 7, 2021
Cancer Is the Leading Cause of “Death From Disease” in Children. Here’s Why.
Death rates for many childhood cancers have gone down, thanks to advances in treatment. But incidence rates—the number of cancer cases ...
Dec 6, 2021
Pill-Swallowing Training in Very Young Children With Cancer
There isn’t a clear, empirically supported study showing the benefits of pill-swallowing training (PST) for patients under the age of...
Dec 3, 2021
Successful treatment in mice for severe childhood cancer
In mice with high-risk neuroblastoma, tumors disappeared in response to a new combination treatment with precision medicines, a recent...
Dec 2, 2021
‘Sleeping’ cancer cells explain why childhood leukaemia returns after years of treatment
Leukaemic cancer cells can ‘go to sleep’ and thus avoid the effects of chemotherapy, sometimes for years. It turns out that whether the...
Dec 1, 2021
Study: Nearly 20 years on, no adverse impacts for pediatric cancer patients treated with dexrazoxan
A new study published in Cancer and authored by researchers at multiple institutions, including the University at Buffalo, demonstrates...
Nov 22, 2021