International Research Team Led by Australian Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Treat and Preve
Discovering this link – by which MYCN controls polyamine levels in cancer cells, driving the growth and proliferation of the...
Jan 31, 2019
Imaging protocol assesses molecular mechanism in the treatment of deadly childhood cancer
In collaboration with researchers from the Children's Cancer Institute (CCI) in Sydney, imaging was pivotal in understanding the...
Dec 5, 2018
Clinical trial harnesses power of natural killer cells to treat neuroblastoma
Now for the first time, scientists will combine NK cell therapy with an immunocytokine to target children with relapsed/refractory...
Nov 15, 2018
Drug combination makes cancer disappear in mice with neuroblastoma
Researchers investigating new treatments for neuroblastoma - one of the most common childhood cancers - have found that a combination of...
Nov 15, 2018
World's first trial of new three-part children's cancer treatment
The study, involving doctors and cancer scientists in Southampton, America and Germany, will boost the body's immune system to kill off...
Oct 10, 2018
Promising drug trial for rare cancer in young children comes to Montreal
An Ontario family whose son has a rare childhood cancer will be travelling to Montreal, joining a handful of Canadian patients who are...
Aug 23, 2018
Childhood cancer now, mental health problems later?
Children with neuroblastoma, a paediatric cancer of nerve cells, are vulnerable to mental health and behavioural problems, a new study...
Aug 15, 2018
Beat Childhood Cancer Consortium expands into Canada
Children in Canada who are battling neuroblastoma, a form of cancer, have been granted new hope toward a better prognosis and long-term...
Aug 9, 2018
Zika viruses show potential as treatment for high-risk childhood cancer
Zika virus, long feared for its severe effects on pregnant mothers and unborn babies, may hold potential as a cancer treatment for...
Jul 27, 2018
Children with neuroblastoma have an elevated risk of long-term psychological difficulties
A new study reveals that pediatric neuroblastoma patients are at elevated risk for long-term psychological impairment. In addition, those...
Jun 12, 2018

