A stem cell protein facilitates relapse of pediatric brain tumors
The malignant brain tumor type medulloblastoma can become resistant to therapy which can cause relapse. Researchers have discovered a...
Oct 31, 2022
Childhood cancer radiotherapy involving exposure to the head increases risk of future brain tumours
Children who received radiotherapy which exposed their head are at increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour called a...
Oct 13, 2022
Brain Cancer Therapy Shows Promise in Pediatric Clinical Trial
A new antibody therapy for children with medulloblastoma has shown promise during a Phase I clinical trial. The antibody, which targets a...
Jul 18, 2022
Engineers develop nanoparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier
Tested using a new brain tissue model, the particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma. Read more:...
Jun 6, 2022
Study finds jumping 'junk' DNA is a novel cause of childhood brain cancer
Scientists have found a novel cause of aggressive pediatric brain cancer. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study is the first to...
Apr 26, 2022
Youngest brain tumor patients have significantly poorer outcomes than older pediatric patients
A researcher has found, through extensive data analysis, that the youngest patients with brain tumors -- those ages birth to 3 months...
Mar 30, 2022
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 ...
Oct 13, 2021
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...
Oct 12, 2021
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 ...
Jul 13, 2021
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...
May 21, 2021

