Childhood cancer researchers discover 'magic bullet' drug
Researchers at the Children's Cancer Institute say they've developed a drug which they're so confident about that they're calling it a...
May 1, 2013
The FDA and Childhood Cancer -- the Change That Has to Come -- Piece No. II
Being sent to an emergency room to have a CT scan performed on your two-year-old child is frightening. Being brought into a small cramped...
Mar 28, 2013
Engaging the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Fight Against Childhood Cancer - Piece No. I
This is the first piece in a four piece series that I hope will lay out a plausible road-map for the fight against childhood cancer....
Mar 20, 2013
Child Cancer Survival Imperiled by Lack of New Drugs
Improving childhood cancer survival rates is being stymied by regulatory burdens and stagnant research approaches, U.S. and European...
Feb 20, 2013
Genetic Basis of High-Risk Childhood Cancer Points to Possible New Drug Treatment Strategy
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists lead a study that finds new genetic defects in high-risk childhood leukemia subtypes...
Jan 22, 2013
GSK, other firm's potential childhood cancer drugs undergo review
Four experimental cancer treatments that may one day help gravely ill children are facing review by U.S. pediatric advisers who have been...
Dec 18, 2012
Drugmakers Nudged by FDA to Find Childhood Cancer Cures
Four experimental cancer treatments that may one day help gravely ill children are facing review by U.S. pediatric advisers who have been...
Dec 5, 2012
Some parents misunderstand kids' cancer studies
Children with incurable cancer can take part in early trials of a new drug's safety, but many parents may misunderstand the goals of...
Oct 19, 2012
Existing drugs offer new treatment options for high-risk childhood leukemia subtype
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scientists have identified new genetic alterations underlying a high-risk subtype...
Aug 13, 2012
Scientists develop new strategy to overcome drug-resistant childhood cancer
A new drug combination could offer hope to children with neuroblastoma – one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer – by boosting the...
Jul 12, 2012