- Feb 23
Identifying drug target candidates to treat pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma tumors
In a new report in Science Advances, Sara G. Danielli and an international, interdisciplinary team of scientists at the department of ...
- Oct 21, 2022
Blood tests could offer smarter treatment for children’s cancer
A simple blood test could help guide the treatment of children with the cancer rhabdomyosarcoma, a new study reports. Read more:...
- Jul 28, 2022
Gene That Causes Deadliest Brain Tumor Also Causes Childhood Cancer
A gene that UVA Health researchers discovered is responsible for the deadliest type of brain tumor is also responsible for two forms of...
- Jul 14, 2022
Study reveals a new therapeutic target for aggressive type of rhabdomyosarcoma
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified an Achilles’ heel in rhabdomyosarcoma driven by a gene fusion ...
- May 2, 2022
Research reveals a therapeutic opportunity to prevent rhabdomyosarcoma recurrence
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital studied the population of cells that persists after therapy, causing ...
- Jan 19, 2022
FDA Approves Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for IMX-110 for Rhabdomyosarcoma
Officials with the FDA have approved a Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for IMX-110 for the treatment of pediatric patients with ...
- Jun 28, 2021
Genetic discovery could help guide treatment for aggressive childhood cancer
A new study could lead to improved decision making in assigning treatments for children with the aggressive cancer rhabdomyosarcoma ...
- Nov 1, 2018
UA targeting rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare pediatric cancer with few treatment options
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare cancer of the skeletal muscle that primarily affects pediatric patients. After diagnosis, about 3 out of...
- Aug 27, 2018
Integrated analysis finds vulnerabilities to target in a high-risk pediatric tumor
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have completed the most comprehensive analysis yet of a common pediatric solid tumor,...
- Jul 4, 2018
New tools used to identify childhood cancer genes
Using a new computational strategy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified 29 genetic changes that can contribute...