Research reveals machinery of a deadly childhood brain cancer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have mapped the effects of aberrant biological machinery that drives a deadly brain...
Dec 28, 2018
New study discovers inhibitors of protein linked to the devastating childhood brain cancer DIPG
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London in collaboration with a team at the Structural Genomics Consortium in Oxford (SGC)...
Oct 17, 2018
Pre-clinical data suggests Noxopharm’s anti-cancer drug can boost radiation effect on paediatric bra
Pre-clinical data has confirmed Noxopharm’s (ASX: NOX) experimental idronoxil anti-cancer drug can boost the killing effect of radiation...
Jul 6, 2018
Teamwork between cells fuels aggressive childhood brain tumour
Scientists have discovered that cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour work together to infiltrate the brain,...
Jul 3, 2018
Altered immune cells clear childhood brain tumor in mice
Engineered human immune cells can vanquish a deadly pediatric brain tumor in a mouse model, a study from the Stanford University School...
Apr 27, 2018
Single-cell study in a childhood brain tumor affirms the importance of context
In defining the cellular context of diffuse midline gliomas, researchers find the cells fueling their growth and suggest a potential...
Apr 27, 2018
Drug therapy discovered at MCG being used to treat rare form of brain cancer in children
The therapy is a drug called Indoximod that blocks an enzyme called indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase or IDO for short. Its role was first...
Jan 15, 2018
New Immunotherapy for Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer Targets Novel 'Neoantigen'
Children with an extremely deadly form of brain cancer might benefit from a new treatment that aims to direct an immune response against...
Dec 20, 2017
Liquid biopsy spots aggressive pediatric brainstem cancer earlier without surgery
A particularly aggressive form of pediatric cancer can be spotted reliably by the genetic fragments it leaves behind in children's...
Nov 14, 2017
Scientists Tackle Lethal Childhood Brain Cancer
Today, however, the outlook for DIPG and other childhood brain cancers looks more promising, thanks to a surge of new research made...
Nov 1, 2016