Cell therapy fights lethal childhood brain cancer in Stanford Medicine trial
CAR-T cells show promise against pediatric diffuse midline gliomas, brain and spinal cord tumors that are among the deadliest cancers, a...
Nov 14, 2024
Increased Surveillance Recommended for Children at Risk for Hematopoietic Malignancy Predisposition
Children with a genetic risk of developing myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and other hematopoietic malignancies (HM), such as leukemias...
Nov 12, 2024
Targeted therapy and radiation synergize in pediatric high-grade glioma
Research at St. Jude recently showed that the drug capmatinib is effective at crossing the blood-brain-barrier, synergizing with...
Nov 8, 2024
Even 15 Years Later, Childhood Cancer Survivors More Likely to Develop Leukemia
Childhood cancer survivors are more likely than the general population to develop subsequent leukemia, even 15 years or more after their...
Nov 7, 2024
A Tantalizing Childhood Cancer Discovery
A BC study found infant mice infected with a mild virus don’t develop leukemia. Could this work for humans? Read more:...
Nov 6, 2024
FDA Expands Approval for Jylamvo to Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approval of Jylamvo (methotrexate) to include children with acute lymphoblastic...
Nov 5, 2024
Researchers study treatment for chronic pain in childhood cancer survivors
Treatments that could help alleviate the chronic pain experienced by thousands of childhood cancer survivors are being investigated by...
Nov 4, 2024
Discovery of a new tumor cell type in childhood cancer
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have made a significant breakthrough in the study of childhood neuroblastoma, a type of cancer...
Nov 1, 2024
Molecular mapping of brain tumours leads to better treatments for children
Collaborative efforts are revealing critical vulnerabilities in paediatric brain tumours, opening new avenues for targeted therapy. Read...
Oct 31, 2024
Tracing cancer back to birth uncovers promising biomarkers for prevention, targeted treatment of childhood leukemia
A new study has uncovered molecular markers in blood at birth that are linked to later development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),...
Oct 30, 2024