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
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

