From tragedy, a potential pediatric cancer treatment
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric brain cancer that often kills within a year of diagnosis. Surgery is almost...
Apr 12, 2023
Children’s Cancer Institute begins trial for childhood brain cancer therapy
The trial will use the child’s own immune system for specifically targeting the Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Read more:...
Feb 10, 2023
Research opens a window into understanding deadly brain tumors
Formerly known as diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas, diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) are highly aggressive tumors found in the midline...
Dec 14, 2022
Harnessing a virus to fight a killer brain tumor in kids
A therapy that uses a virus to kill tumor cells can be safely given to children with a rare, incurable form of brain cancer, an early...
Jul 5, 2022
From loss comes hope: Pediatric brain tumor treatment shows promise
Today a group of Stanford scientists who have spent the past decade unlocking the glioma's secrets are publishing data in Nature from ...
Feb 9, 2022
Combining drugs ‘may extend lives of children with incurable brain cancer’
Two existing treatments for leukaemia and melanoma cancer were found in the lab to slow the growth of DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine...
Nov 8, 2021
Scientists use AI to help discover new treatment for deadly childhood cancer
Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to create a drug regime for children with a type of deadly brain cancer, where...
Sep 23, 2021
Australian researchers find new way to target deadly childhood cancer
Research by Australian scientists could pave the way to a new treatment for a currently incurable brain cancer in children called...
Apr 14, 2021
Researchers identify potential revolutionary new drug treatment for fatal childhood cancer
A paper published today 12 Feb 2021 in the prestigious journal, Nature Communications, reveals a potential revolutionary drug ...
Feb 12, 2021
Trials Underway Using Experimental CAR T-Cell Therapy For Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
"Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is one of the hardest to treat cancers and most children diagnosed with it die within a year,...
Nov 9, 2020