Immunotherapy Trial May Be Feasible to Combat Pediatric Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
An innovative clinical trial led by Dr. Nicholas Vitanza, a neuro-oncologist at Seattle Children’s, shows promise that delivering ...
Jul 13, 2021
Can leukemia in children with Down syndrome be prevented?
For the first time, Princess Margaret researchers have mapped out where and how leukemia begins and develops in infants with Down...
Jul 12, 2021
New generation anti-cancer drug shows promise for children with brain tumours
A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a new generation ...
Jul 9, 2021
Potential Treatment May Prevent Cancer Cells From Hijacking Metabolic Pathways
Now researchers in the Feng lab at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), in collaboration with scientists in the Simon lab at ...
Jul 8, 2021
Melanoma registry results shine light on rare pediatric cancer
Pediatric melanoma is a rare disease with only around 400 cases diagnosed in the United States every year. To better understand this ...
Jul 7, 2021
Cancer neuroscientists identify a key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer’s spread
Now, research led by USC investigators has shined new light on how medulloblastoma travels to other sites within the central nervous ...
Jul 6, 2021
FDA Approves Rylaze as Alternative for Patients with ALL and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
New FDA approval means that pediatric and adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and lympoblastic lymphoma who are...
Jul 2, 2021
Why are young cancer survivors concerned about COVID-19 vaccination?
Some adolescent and young adult cancer survivors are hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new study published in...
Jun 30, 2021
Restoring molecular clock suppresses neuroblastoma tumor growth
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Cancer Center have found that the molecular clock may be key to treating ...
Jun 29, 2021
Genetic discovery could help guide treatment for aggressive childhood cancer
A new study could lead to improved decision making in assigning treatments for children with the aggressive cancer rhabdomyosarcoma ...
Jun 28, 2021

