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Pediatric Cancer Vaccine May Be ‘Too Good to Be True,’ But More Work Is Needed

Ongoing trials are showing that a cancer vaccine may be able to overcome some of the other issues that are present with immune-based...

Colin Seaman is the boy with the Harry Potter cells

"While developing a treatment plan, Lee introduced the family to a revolutionary treatment option for some patients with leukemia....

Could CAR-T-cell therapy offer hope to children with cancer?

The immunotherapy is beginning to show promise in solid tumours, but researchers want more dedicated research in young people. Read...

Pushing T cells down "memory lane" may improve cancer therapy

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital identified proteins that help decide T cell fate and used the finding to improve...

Researchers ‘extraordinarily optimistic’ about potential of CAR-T for pediatric brain cancer

Researchers hope to replicate the successes in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia — among the most common pediatric cancers — by ...

Immunotherapy Trial May Be Feasible to Combat Pediatric Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors

An innovative clinical trial led by Dr. Nicholas Vitanza, a neuro-oncologist at Seattle Children’s, shows promise that delivering ...

New insight into when CAR T is effective against childhood leukemia

Scientists and clinicians at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) studying the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapies in children ...

Study: Stem Cell Transplants Prevent Relapses of Most Common Childhood Cancer

Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, suffer...

Modified version of CAR T-cell therapy shows promise in targeting neuroblastoma

Now, a group of scientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have developed a modified version of CAR T that shows promise in targeting...

Investigating Packaged CAR T-Cells For Early Childhood Eye Cancer

For some children with the rare eye cancer retinoblastoma, results from a study in mice suggest that a type of immunotherapy known as...

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Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

Pediatric Cancer Vaccine May Be ‘Too Good to Be True,’ But More Work Is Needed

New research identifies a potential treatment target for hepatoblastoma in children

Loneliness May Lead to Chronic Conditions Emotional Distress in Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium launches to advance research in paediatric cancer care

Oncological emergencies: A must know condition for families with childhood cancer

Colin Seaman is the boy with the Harry Potter cells

New drug combination may effectively treat often fatal childhood brain tumor

New Drug Shows ‘Encouraging’ Outcomes for Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment

Genetic variant linked with increased risk of anthracycline-related cardiomyopathy