CAR T-Cell Therapy Surpasses 90% Complete Remission Rate in Pediatric ALL
The chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy JCAR017 elicited a 91% complete remission rate in pediatric patients with...
Apr 29, 2015
Genetic Variant Linked to Nerve-related Side Effects from Childhood ALL Treatment
A genome-wide association study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes a regulatory variant that...
Feb 24, 2015
Higher Birthweight Linked to Increased Childhood Cancer Risk
Studies exploring potential prenatal risk factors for childhood leukaemia have consistently found that children with the disease have...
Feb 3, 2015
Predominant Cancer in Children Gets Potential New Drug Therapy
Scientists at the Children’s Hospital Los Angles (CHLA) have developed a new and much needed treatment to combat drug resistance in the...
Jan 27, 2015
Benefits persist in T cell therapy for children with relapsed leukemia
An innovative cell therapy against a highly aggressive form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) continues to show highly promising...
Dec 8, 2014
Racial, Demographic Disparities Exist in Follow-Up Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Hispanic childhood cancer survivors are less likely to receive follow-up care later in life than white survivors, according to a new...
Nov 13, 2014
New study demonstrates advances in creating treatment for common childhood blood cancer
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center conclude new drug in development may offer first alternative to standard chemotherapy for...
Oct 20, 2014
Drinking Coffee During Pregnancy Raises Childhood Leukemia Risk Up To 70 Percent: Caffeine May Alter
According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, drinking more than two cups of coffee a day...
Aug 20, 2014
Pediatric ALL Protocols Have Low Risk of Late Effects
Long-term outcomes of patients treated for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with modern treatment protocols are good, with an...
Jul 8, 2014
Low risk of long-term health problems in adult survivors of childhood leukemia: SickKids-led study
New international research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) provides evidence that in addition to an excellent chance of...
Jun 25, 2014