Three Childhood Cancers Have a Shared Dependence on Light-Sensing Genes
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
Mar 10
Combo Appears Safe, Effective in High-Risk Intraocular Retinoblastoma
Carboplatin plus etoposide, with or without focal treatments, may be safe and effective for patients with high-risk intraocular retinoblastoma, according to phase 2 results published in Cancer Medicine . Read more: https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/news/combo-safe-effective-high-risk-intraocular-retinoblastoma/
Oct 29, 2025
Calcium channel linked to cancer drug resistance
Chemotherapy tumor resistance develops after long-term regimens of the platinum-containing anticancer drug carboplatin. Scientists have...
Aug 18, 2025
Three Cycles of Chemo Noninferior to Six for Rare Childhood Eye Cancer
A shorter regimen of three cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy was noninferior to a standard six-cycle regimen among patients with...
Oct 23, 2024
CHLA researcher to lead a new study on liquid biopsy for diagnosing ocular cancer in children
Recently, a researcher at Children's Hospital Los Angeles developed a new way to diagnose retinoblastoma by sampling the fluid at the...
Aug 10, 2023
Investigating Packaged CAR T-Cells For Early Childhood Eye Cancer
For some children with the rare eye cancer retinoblastoma, results from a study in mice suggest that a type of immunotherapy known as...
Dec 2, 2020
Cancer-slaying virus may fight childhood eye tumor
Curing the childhood eye cancer retinoblastoma often comes at a cost. The tumor, which sprouts in the retina and primarily occurs in...
Jan 24, 2019
Parental exposure to hazardous agents tied to eye tumors in offspring
Parents’ exposure to chemicals at work might be linked to eye cancer in their children, a report from some of the world’s leading...
Nov 8, 2017


Retinoblastoma studies at SickKids
Dr. Helen Dimaras (Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto) is inviting retinoblastoma survivors and their families to participate...
Nov 11, 2016
Oncoproteins interact to promote cancer cell growth in retinoblastoma
Researchers at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have identified an unsuspected and critical role of the...
Oct 19, 2016

