Ewing sarcoma

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered a new drug target for Ewing sarcoma, a rare kind of cancer usually...

Study identifies best treatment for rare childhood cancer

High doses of drug called ifosfamide are the best way to treat a cancer of children which affects bones and soft tissues, compared to ...

Biological pathways found that drive genomic changes and bone metastasis in Ewing Sarcoma

In studies using mice grafted with human Ewing sarcoma tissue, researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and colleagues ...

Bone Cancer Survivors Are at Increased Risk of Neurocognitive Difficulties

Survivors of childhood osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) have an elevated risk of neurocognitive impairment, according to study...

Gene Behind Childhood Bone Cancer Uncovered

Researchers based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that the gene OTUD7A controls a cancer-causing...

Childhood cancer discovery may stop tumour spread before it starts

A new discovery in Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive and often fatal childhood cancer, has uncovered the potential to prevent cancer cells ...

Finding hints at novel target for Ewing sarcoma therapy

New insights into Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, were published July 15 in the prestigious journal Nature. Read more:...

Cancer researchers hit a bullseye with new drug target for Ewing sarcoma

Screening a class of recently-developed drug compounds—so-called "CDK inhibitors" capable of blocking CDK7/12/13 proteins—against...

Cruel fusion: What a young man’s death means for childhood cancer

Epigenetic discoveries are fuelling renewed interest in the fusion proteins that have bedevilled cancer biologists. Read more:...

UNC research aims to find treatment for rare childhood cancer

UNC LINEBURGER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER: RESEARCHING A CURE for Ewing sarcoma. Read more here: http://abc11.com/health/unc-research-ai...

Study shows potential of new treatment strategies for most common childhood cancer

Promising target for CAR T cells helps cancer trick the immune system

Palliative Care Important for Young Patients During ‘Identity Development’

Scientists discover new Achilles heel of leukemia cells

Promising investigational therapy improves survival in aggressive childhood brain tumor

Childhood cancer mortality has fallen significantly in the US, but disparities have emerged

St. Jude scientists identify T-cell differentiation nodes to improve cancer-killing

Analysis shows high rate of ‘significant’ health problems in childhood cancer survivors

Fusion oncoprotein forces cell fates toward rhabdomyosarcoma

“DNA loops” in pediatric brain tumors double relapse risk