- Aug 14
New Mutations Identified in Common Childhood Brain Cancers Could Guide Personalized Treatments
Using a new method, Swedish researchers have identified mutations in the noncoding regions of the human genome linked to the common...
- Mar 17
New study uncovers key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer metastasis
New research pinpoints a key cause of metastasis from an aggressive form of brain cancer in children and provides a potential new therapy...
- Jan 31
Understanding How Childhood Brain Tumors Develop
A team of scientists has identified a new cell type implicated in the development of the most common type of malignant childhood brain...
- Jan 17
New drug combination may effectively treat often fatal childhood brain tumor
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and partners become first to treat MYC amplified Medulloblastoma on a...
- Nov 11, 2022
McMaster University researchers pinpoint potential treatment for lethal childhood cancer
An enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster ...
- Oct 31, 2022
A stem cell protein facilitates relapse of pediatric brain tumors
The malignant brain tumor type medulloblastoma can become resistant to therapy which can cause relapse. Researchers have discovered a...
- Oct 7, 2022
Study Investigates Potential Embryonic Origin of Medulloblastomas
Medulloblastomas may exist in a premalignant form at birth after initially developing during the first or second trimester of pregnancy,...
- Jul 18, 2022
Brain Cancer Therapy Shows Promise in Pediatric Clinical Trial
A new antibody therapy for children with medulloblastoma has shown promise during a Phase I clinical trial. The antibody, which targets a...
- Jul 9, 2021
New generation anti-cancer drug shows promise for children with brain tumours
A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumour called medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a new generation ...
- Jul 6, 2021
Cancer neuroscientists identify a key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer’s spread
Now, research led by USC investigators has shined new light on how medulloblastoma travels to other sites within the central nervous ...