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Study shows potential of new treatment strategies for most common childhood cancer

UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) have made a key discovery about how...

Cranial Radiotherapy Predisposes Pediatric Cancer Survivors to Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism and hypogonadism are likely among cranial radiotherapy-treated survivors of childhood-onset acute lymphoblastic leukemia...

Examining outcomes in children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Children with Down syndrome have an increased risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and experience higher rates of...

Solving the Mystery of Long-Lasting Cancer Treatment – Scientists Reveal New Insights

Researchers from UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have unveiled findings that shed light on why...

Refined Stratification and Frontline Targeted Therapies Explored in Pediatric T-ALL

The treatment of pediatric patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) has benefited from numerous advancements in...

Survival of children with acute lymphatic leukemia has increased to 94%, study finds

The five-year survival of all children with acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) has continued to increase to 94%. This is evident from a...

BDR Pharma launches new drug for Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia

BDR Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday announced the launch of Nilotinib for a rare subtype of the most common childhood cancer, acute...

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...

Rutgers researchers show importance of low vitamin A levels as harbinger of adverse event

Scientists seeking a way to eliminate an adverse reaction to treatments for acute lymphocytic leukemia, a common childhood cancer, have...

Colin Seaman is the boy with the Harry Potter cells

"While developing a treatment plan, Lee introduced the family to a revolutionary treatment option for some patients with leukemia....

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Study shows potential of new treatment strategies for most common childhood cancer

Promising target for CAR T cells helps cancer trick the immune system

Palliative Care Important for Young Patients During ‘Identity Development’

Scientists discover new Achilles heel of leukemia cells

Promising investigational therapy improves survival in aggressive childhood brain tumor

Childhood cancer mortality has fallen significantly in the US, but disparities have emerged

St. Jude scientists identify T-cell differentiation nodes to improve cancer-killing

Analysis shows high rate of ‘significant’ health problems in childhood cancer survivors

Fusion oncoprotein forces cell fates toward rhabdomyosarcoma

“DNA loops” in pediatric brain tumors double relapse risk