- Jul 13, 2017
US advisory panel endorses 'breakthrough' gene therapy for child cancer
An FDA advisory panel has unanimously approved a leukemia treatment that could become the first gene therapy approved in the US. The...
- May 24, 2017
Explainer: what is nanomedicine and how can it improve childhood cancer treatment?
Nanomedicine has great potential to safely treat children’s cancer. However, it is currently stymied by too little research. About...
- Oct 6, 2016
This 8-year-old is free of cancer — for now — after a ‘breakthrough’ treatment
8-year-old Ava Christiansen has been battling cancer for half her life. Now a new specialized cancer treatment may be able to keep her in...
- Sep 9, 2016
Strides Made in Treating Childhood Cancer: Report
Significant progress has been made in treating childhood cancers, but more needs to be done to fight tougher cancers and protect the...
- Aug 2, 2016
Checkpoint inhibitor therapy more economical, safe than CAR T cells in pediatric leukemia
Novel advances in the use of checkpoint inhibitors – such as an anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 – to treat pediatric leukemia may result in the...
- Jul 27, 2016
Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital describe new type of cancer therapy
A study conducted at Nationwide Children's Hospital has found that a new chemotherapy is effective against both pediatric and adult...
- Jun 29, 2016
Childhood Leukemia Was Practically Untreatable Until Dr. Don Pinkel and St. Jude Hospital Found a Cu
A half century ago, a young doctor took on a deadly form of cancer—and the scientific establishment Read more:...
- Apr 21, 2016
Precision medicine: is it becoming a reality for childhood cancer?
"What treatment options are there?" This is one of the first questions to enter the minds of parents whose child receives a cancer...