- 3 days ago
Researchers ‘extraordinarily optimistic’ about potential of CAR-T for pediatric brain cancer
Researchers hope to replicate the successes in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia — among the most common pediatric cancers — by ...
- 4 days ago
Common diabetes drug promising against rare childhood brain tumor in laboratory studies
Metformin, a drug commonly prescribed against diabetes, holds promise against a rare type of childhood brain tumor in laboratory...
- Jul 13
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 ...
- May 21
Targeting abnormal cell metabolism shows promise for treating pediatric brain tumors
Two experimental drug approaches that target vulnerabilities in cancer cell metabolism may extend survival and enhance the effectiveness...
- Apr 12
Unusual treatment shows promise for kids with brain tumors
For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment:...
- Jan 25
Landmark research toward increasing survival rates for aggressive childhood cancer
A new combination of drugs could help to increase survival rates with fewer side effects for some children with one of the most...
- Nov 25, 2020
Study offers new clues for treating brain cancer in children
Brain tumors are among the most common — and the most deadly — cancers among children. A new paper, published Wednesday in the journal...
- Nov 18, 2020
Breakthrough in childhood brain cancer will save lives
Research by Newcastle University, UK, has revealed that experts can identify the time, nature and outcome of medulloblastoma relapse from...
- Oct 22, 2020
Highly effective tumor detection strategy for common childhood brain tumors
A team of scientists have developed a way to more accurately both detect and monitor a common type of pediatric brain cancer, setting...
- Oct 21, 2020
Pediatric cancers share stalled gene-managing enzyme
A wildly out-of-place protein leads to haywire cells in a particularly troublesome type of rare early childhood cancer, according to...