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...
Dec 8, 2023
Cranial Radiotherapy Predisposes Pediatric Cancer Survivors to Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism and hypogonadism are likely among cranial radiotherapy-treated survivors of childhood-onset acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
Oct 31, 2023
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...
Oct 30, 2023
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...
Aug 23, 2023
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...
Aug 11, 2023
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...
Jul 17, 2023
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...
Jul 7, 2023
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...
May 2, 2023
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...
Mar 29, 2023
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....
Jan 18, 2023