Geneticists Reveal How Mutation Causes a Devastating Childhood Cancer
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how a specific genetic mutation called H3K27M causes a devastating, incurable ...
Jul 26, 2021
Blocking copper uptake in tumor cells may be clue to boosting immune system
Researchers have discovered that removing copper from the blood can destroy some of the deadliest cancers that are resistant to...
Aug 25, 2020
Brain Cancer in Infants Could Be Treated With Targeted Drugs
Brain cancer in infants is biologically distinct from other childhood brain tumors and could be successfully treated with targeted drugs,...
Apr 3, 2020
Two-Drug Combo Shows Promise in Treating Childhood Brain Cancers
Researchers have tested a new drug combination that shows promise for the treatment of several types of childhood brain cancers known as...
Nov 25, 2019
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
Brain cancer treatment previously featured on 60 Minutes now available to children
A Phase 1 clinical trial leveraging the re-engineered polio virus is now open for enrollment to children 12 years and older at the...
Nov 16, 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
Biology of childhood brain tumor subtypes offers clues to precision treatments
Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key...
Oct 19, 2017
Tumour cell of origin in childhood malignant glioma impacts susceptibility to cancer therapy
Children that are diagnosed with the severe the brain tumour malignant glioma often have a very poor prognosis. Knowledge about how...
Nov 18, 2016
New weapon in the fight against childhood brain cancer emerges
A relatively new weapon in the fight against childhood brain cancer has emerged that improves upon standard magnetic resonance imaging...
Jun 14, 2013

