Scientists reveal likely cause of childhood leukaemia
A major new analysis reveals for the first time the likely cause of most cases of childhood leukaemia, following more than a century of...
May 22, 2018
Neurological Side Effects of Childhood Leukemia Treatment
More children than ever before are surviving cancer for decades after their original diagnosis. However, survivors can experience...
Apr 5, 2018
Landmark international study: CAR T-cell therapy safe and effective in youth with leukemia
Results of the global, multicenter, pivotal phase 2 study that led to the first FDA approval of a gene therapy/cell therapy approach...
Feb 2, 2018
More hope for kids with even the toughest leukemia cases
We’re sending children to the United States for experimental CAR-T treatment, but it will be coming to Toronto soon. Read more:...
Jan 17, 2018
Missing DNA fragments hold clue to predicting childhood leukaemia relapse
Australian researchers have developed a new risk scoring system for children with leukaemia based on missing DNA fragments or...
Dec 1, 2017
FDA announces first US gene therapy approval for cancer treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new leukemia treatment, which the agency considers the first gene therapy it has cleared...
Sep 1, 2017
New treatment for deadly blood cancers expected to be approved soon
Cancer doctors in St. Louis are ready to use a new therapy using a patient’s own blood to fight their disease. The therapy, called CAR-T,...
Aug 22, 2017
US advisory panel endorses 'breakthrough' gene therapy for child cancer
An FDA advisory panel has unanimously approved a leukemia treatment that could become the first gene therapy approved in the US. The...
Jul 13, 2017
First large-scale genomic analysis of key acute leukemia will likely yield new therapies
A consortium including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's Oncology Group has performed an unprecedented genomic...
Jul 4, 2017
Global inequalities in survival for childhood leukaemia persist, highlighting need for better care
Although global inequalities in survival from childhood leukaemia have narrowed, they still persist with five-year survival in some...
Apr 12, 2017