New Immunotherapy for Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer Targets Novel 'Neoantigen'
Children with an extremely deadly form of brain cancer might benefit from a new treatment that aims to direct an immune response against...
Dec 20, 2017
Brain cancer treatment previously featured on 60 Minutes now available to children
A Phase 1 clinical trial leveraging the re-engineered polio virus is now open for enrollment to children 12 years and older at the...
Nov 16, 2017
Biology of childhood brain tumor subtypes offers clues to precision treatments
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key...
Oct 19, 2017
Support Tools: Your Sibling has a Brain Tumour, Now What?
For many of us, the longest relationship that we have in life is with our sibling. Whether you are the best of friends or the worst of...
Sep 29, 2017
Doctors at Sick Kids find new ways of treating brain tumours — using genetic tests as guidance
Doctors at Sick Kids have developed tests to analyze the molecular makeup of individual brain tumours, leading to the possibility of...
Sep 12, 2017
Breast cancer drug palbociclib could be used to treat brain tumours in children, Queensland research
A BREAST cancer drug could be the key to treating the most common form of childhood brain tumour, research has found. Read more:...
Aug 15, 2017
Brain tumor scientists map mutation that drives tumors in childhood cancer survivors
Neuroscientists have uncovered the genetic basis for why many long-term survivors of childhood cancer develop meningiomas, the most...
Aug 4, 2017
Surprising genetic variety in childhood brain cancer
Scientists have identified new genetic alterations and mechanisms that lead to very aggressive types of childhood brain cancer. Their...
Jul 19, 2017
Newcastle experts' breakthrough could make treatment for children with brain cancer less gruelli
A breakthrough by Newcastle scientists could not only see more children cured of a common cancer, but reduce youngster’s suffering as...
May 24, 2017
Cranial radiotherapy linked to subsequent meningiomas in childhood cancer survivors
The diagnosis of meningioma in childhood cancer survivors exposed to cranial radiotherapy increased risk for neurologic morbidity,...
May 5, 2017

