Scientists develop new strategy to overcome drug-resistant childhood cancer
A new drug combination could offer hope to children with neuroblastoma – one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer – by boosting the...
Jul 12, 2012
Multi-Center Clinical Study Intensifies First Strike at High-Risk Cancer in Kids
An experimental treatment that combines intense chemotherapy with a radioactive isotope linked to synthesized neurotransmitter is being...
Jun 15, 2012
Study presents potential new treatment options for pediatric neuroblastoma patients
A nationwide study led by Dr. Jed Nuchtern, chief of the division of pediatric surgery at Texas Children's Hospital, a pediatric surgeon...
May 2, 2012
Strides are being made in the treatment of neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a quickly progressing cancer, Dr. Modak said, one reason it’s often found at later stages. Over the last two decades,...
May 2, 2012
Gene Discovery Gives Clues to a Childhood Cancer
A newly discovered genetic mutation is more common in teens and young adults than infants with a nerve tissue cancer called...
Mar 16, 2012
Experimental neuroblastoma drug shows promise in the lab
Laboratory studies in the US have confirmed the promise of an experimental drug against a particularly aggressive form of neuroblastoma,...
Jan 11, 2012