Protein Associated With Neurodegenerative Diseases Found To Be Linked to Childhood Brain Cancer
A protein, extensively researched for its connection to neurodegenerative disorders like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is also...
Feb 21, 2024
Experimental Drug May Slow Childhood Brain Tumors
The drug tovorafenib may halt the growth of or shrink some childhood brain tumors, according to a clinical trial published in Nature...
Jan 31, 2024
Brain tumors in children: Cancer cells become less aggressive as they migrate within the tumor, finds study
Certain brain tumors in small children contain cells that develop very similarly to normal brain cells and others that have already...
Jan 10, 2024
Automated liquid biopsy detects brain tumor cells in children
Pediatric researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center wanted to know whether a liquid biopsy tool that relies on...
Jan 2, 2024
Dabrafenib and trametinib – a new treatment on the horizon?
Recent research suggests that there could be a new treatment on the horizon for some children diagnosed with low and high-grade gliomas....
Dec 18, 2023
Promising investigational therapy improves survival in aggressive childhood brain tumor
An international team of investigators has identified a drug candidate that nearly doubles survival rates for patients with diffuse ...
Dec 4, 2023
“DNA loops” in pediatric brain tumors double relapse risk
A study of newly created databases of medulloblastoma has found that patients with tumors containing circular extrachromosomal DNA—loops...
Nov 16, 2023
The challenge of treating childhood brain cancers
Bolstered with new molecular insights, scientists navigate the maze of pediatric neuro-oncology. Read more: https://cen.acs.org/pharmaceu...
Aug 22, 2023
New drug candidate nearly doubles survival for patients with aggressive childhood brain tumors
For the first time, researchers have found a potential drug candidate that improved outcomes for patients with a type of childhood brain...
Aug 21, 2023
New Mutations Identified in Common Childhood Brain Cancers Could Guide Personalized Treatments
Using a new method, Swedish researchers have identified mutations in the noncoding regions of the human genome linked to the common...
Aug 14, 2023

