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
Gene regulatory mutation linked to rare childhood cancer
A single defect in a gene that codes for a histone -- a 'spool' that wraps idle DNA -- is linked to pediatric cancers, a new study...
May 13, 2016
The Long Road to Hope for Children with DIPG
Read more here: https://cancerkn.com/long-road-hope-children-dipg/
May 25, 2015
Study points to possible treatment for lethal pediatric brain cancer
Using brain tumor samples collected from children in the United States and Europe, an international team of scientists found that the...
May 5, 2015
DIPG: The hope and promise of a homerun cure
What if by curing one type of childhood cancer, you could find a cure for many other forms of cancer? What if by curing one type of...
Feb 4, 2015