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

UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) have made a key discovery about how...

Scientists discover new Achilles heel of leukemia cells

A team led by Jan-Henning Klusmann from the Department of Pediatrics and Dirk Heckl from the Institute for Experimental Pediatric...

Childhood Leukemia Linked to Pesticides Used in Vineyards

A study published in Environmental Health Perspective finds the risk of acute childhood leukemia (AL), specifically acute lymphoblastic...

FDA Approval of Bosulif Adds to Toolkit of Treatment Options for Children With CML

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bosulif (bosutinib) for the treatment of children as young as 1 year old with newly...

Solving the Mystery of Long-Lasting Cancer Treatment – Scientists Reveal New Insights

Researchers from UCL, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have unveiled findings that shed light on why...

Refined Stratification and Frontline Targeted Therapies Explored in Pediatric T-ALL

The treatment of pediatric patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) has benefited from numerous advancements in...

Survival of children with acute lymphatic leukemia has increased to 94%, study finds

The five-year survival of all children with acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) has continued to increase to 94%. This is evident from a...

BDR Pharma launches new drug for Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia

BDR Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday announced the launch of Nilotinib for a rare subtype of the most common childhood cancer, acute...

Nanomedicine research into drug delivery system a 'milestone' in the treatment of childhood cancer

Published this week in Science Translational Medicine, the research paves the way to safer and more effective treatment options for ...

Immunotherapy improves the prognosis of babies with a very aggressive leukemia

A trial with thirty patients under one year of age confirms that adding a bispecific antibody to the chemotherapy treatment increases...

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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