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
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

