Viral Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors in Children Shows Promise
A viral immunotherapy using a herpes virus to treat brain tumors has been shown to be safe and well-tolerated in a pediatric study from...
Jul 4, 2018
Teamwork between cells fuels aggressive childhood brain tumour
Scientists have discovered that cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour work together to infiltrate the brain,...
Jul 3, 2018
Seattle Children's launches first trial to cure brain cancer with child's immune system
Doctors at Seattle Children's Hospital are the first to use immunotherapy to fight brain cancer. It is the most common and deadliest form...
Jun 25, 2018
Study picks out children with incurable brain cancer who could benefit from adult therapy
Children with incurable brain tumours could benefit from potentially life-extending treatment if genetic testing was used to personalise...
May 14, 2018
Genetic counseling and testing proposed for patients with the brain tumor medulloblastoma
Researchers have created the first genetic screening guidelines for medulloblastoma patients after identifying gene variations that make...
May 10, 2018
Single-cell study in a childhood brain tumor affirms the importance of context
In defining the cellular context of diffuse midline gliomas, researchers find the cells fueling their growth and suggest a potential...
Apr 27, 2018
Potential Cognitive Effects of Targeted Drugs in Children may be Reversible with Therapy
Young mice that received molecularly targeted therapies used to treat brain cancer in human patients sustained cognitive and behavioural...
Mar 22, 2018
Managing Chemo Brain in Pediatric Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Cancer-associated cognitive impairment, commonly known as chemo brain, is an adverse effect of cancer and its treatment that survivors...
Mar 16, 2018
Drug therapy discovered at MCG being used to treat rare form of brain cancer in children
The therapy is a drug called Indoximod that blocks an enzyme called indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase or IDO for short. Its role was first...
Jan 15, 2018
Molecular super enhancers: A new key for targeted therapy of brain cancer in children
Ependymoma refers to a heterogeneous group of cancers that can occur at any age and is one of the most common types of brain cancer in...
Dec 20, 2017