Feb 13
Why a dangerous subtype of Wilms tumor is so resistant to chemotherapy
An international team, led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan, may have determined why the diffuse anaplasia (DA) subtype of...
Dec 22, 2023
Unraveling predisposition in bilateral Wilms tumor
Children with bilateral Wilms tumor have a tumor in each of their kidneys — a condition that strongly suggests an underlying genetic or...
Nov 10, 2022
Chronic Conditions More Likely Among Survivors of Pediatric Wilms Tumor
Survivors of Wilms tumor are more likely than the general population to experience chronic health conditions, according to a study...
Mar 4, 2022
Study finds that one third of children with a kidney tumor have hereditary predisposition
In a new study, researchers at the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology in Utrecht, the Netherlands, mapped out hereditary...
Dec 20, 2019
Researchers discover a new mechanism in childhood kidney cancer
"To execute their respective manuals, the cells employ so-called chromatin reader proteins that identify which gene is up for expression....
Dec 6, 2019
Root of childhood kidney cancer discovered
"A fundamental change in our understanding of the childhood kidney cancer Wilms' tumour is on the horizon, after the discovery of its...
Aug 9, 2019
New discovery could help doctors identify children at risk for Wilms’ tumor relapse
"Today, researchers from MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) published results that examine elevated levels of a...
Jan 15, 2018
Innovative vein treatment ends decades of suffering
As a toddler, he was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor, which resulted in the removal of a kidney and the rerouting of several arteries. The...
May 29, 2017
New genetic cause of kidney cancer in children discovered
Scientists have identified a new genetic cause of a childhood kidney cancer called Wilms tumour – revealing insights into how loss of...
Nov 10, 2015
New genetic cause of a childhood kidney cancer discovered
Genetic mutations in a gene called REST have been shown to cause Wilms tumour, a rare kidney cancer that occurs in children. Read more...