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
Lenalidomide Demonstrates Promising Activity in Pediatric Gliomas/Astrocytomas
The immunomodulatory agent lenalidomide (Revlimid) appeared clinically active and tolerable in pilocytic astrocytomas and optic pathway...
Jul 6, 2023
Drug combination discovery may extend life expectancy of children with brain cancer
Newcastle and Hunter-based researchers have discovered a drug combination that could improve the life expectancy of children with brain...
May 30, 2023
Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children
The scientists are studying how to use an emerging technology called focused ultrasound to fight diffuse midline glioma (DMG), one of the...
May 19, 2023
Advanced immunotherapy treatment may hold promise for children with brain cancer
WEHI researchers have found promise in treating DIPG with an innovative new immunotherapy treatment, called CAR T therapy. Read more:...
May 11, 2023
Clinical trial improves neurocognitive outcomes for childhood craniopharyngioma
Investigators from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that proton therapy had efficacy similar to conventional photon therapy...
Apr 21, 2023
Localized delivery of CAR T cells to treat children with brain tumors
Advancements in CAR T cell delivery and B7-H3 targeting enabled researchers to conduct an exploratory clinical trial to evaluate B7-H3...
Apr 20, 2023
New study uncovers key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer metastasis
New research pinpoints a key cause of metastasis from an aggressive form of brain cancer in children and provides a potential new therapy...
Mar 17, 2023
Safe to Skip Primary Tumor Boosts in Pediatric Germinomas
Primary tumor boosts — an extra dose of radiation specifically to the tumor bed — does not improve survival after chemotherapy and...
Mar 8, 2023

