Research uncovering the origin of pineoblastoma, a rare pediatric brain tumor, has also revealed a dependency across multiple brain tumor types that share a similar molecular program. Read more: https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/three-childhood-cancers-have-a-shared-dependence-on-light-sensing-genes-410398

Survivors of childhood medulloblastoma who also had a history of posterior fossa syndrome experienced long-term neurocognitive and physical impairments, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open . Read more: https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/news/posterior-fossa-syndrome-neurocognitive-deficits-medulloblastoma-survivors/

Researchers at the University of Louisville used a modern statistical method to reanalyze the results of children with a special type of high-risk medulloblastoma called Group 3, who participated in two major national clinical trials of therapies. Read more: https://www.uoflnews.com/section/science-and-tech/unique-statistical-approach-lends-promise-to-therapies-for-rare-childhood-brain-cancer/

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Researchers develop an explainable machine learning model to predict metastasis and survival in children with medulloblastoma. Read more:...

A team of researchers at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg...

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Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have discovered a way to stop tumor growth before it starts for a subtype of...

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have identified a key gene that could lead to next-generation treatments for...