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Oct 8

New study finds kinder, more targeted approach to treating aggressive childhood brain cancer

The discovery of an aggressive genetic group will lead to better patient management of this form of tumour, which urgently requires new...

Sep 20

Breast cancer drug could help prolong survival for children with brain tumors, study finds

A drug called ribociclib, currently used to treat breast cancer , could slow the progression of certain pediatric high-grade gliomas, an...

Sep 10

Early interventions may improve long-term academic achievement in young childhood brain tumor survivors

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found very young children treated for brain tumors were less prepared for school...

Aug 23

Researchers enhance natural killer cells to target pediatric brain cancer

In work published in Bioactive Materials , a research team led by Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Qing-Xiang "Amy"...

Aug 16

UCLA launches groundbreaking clinical trial for vaccine targeting aggressive pediatric brain cancer

In an effort to combat one of the most lethal forms of pediatric brain cancer, researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive...

Aug 13

Drug developed for pancreatic cancer shows promise against most aggressive form of medulloblastoma

A drug that was developed to treat pancreatic cancer has now been shown to increase symptom-free survival in preclinical medulloblastoma...

Aug 9

Serotonin-producing neurons regulate malignancy in ependymoma brain tumors

A collaborative study published in Nature reveals the functional relevance of tumor-neuron interactions that regulate the growth of...

Jul 26

Unexpected role of OTX2 drives aggressive medulloblastoma

Researchers revealed an unexpected way in which the protein OTX2 drives the progression of medulloblastoma -- the most common aggressive...

Jul 23

Proton therapy improves neurocognitive outcomes of childhood craniopharyngioma

In a recent phase 2 clinical trial for children with craniopharyngioma, researchers at St. Jude found that photon therapy and the more...

Jul 22

Assembling a molecular mosaic for pediatric brain tumors

With a focus on translational research that grounds new clinical developments in the latest laboratory science, St. Jude is advancing the...