Molecular mapping of brain tumours leads to better treatments for children
Collaborative efforts are revealing critical vulnerabilities in paediatric brain tumours, opening new avenues for targeted therapy. Read...
Oct 31, 2024
Tracing cancer back to birth uncovers promising biomarkers for prevention, targeted treatment of childhood leukemia
A new study has uncovered molecular markers in blood at birth that are linked to later development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),...
Oct 30, 2024
CRISPR Plus Drug Treatment Makes Neuroblastoma Responsive to Immunotherapy
Researchers in Italy and Australia report a triple combination strategy involving CRISPR that boosts the response of neuroblastoma to...
Oct 29, 2024
Colorectal cancer cases on the rise in kids
Rates of colorectal cancer are on the rise in people younger than 50, but new research shows it’s not just adults who are impacted. Cases...
Oct 28, 2024
New drug, WNTinib, delays tumor growth and improves survival in mouse models of children's liver cancer
A new drug called WNTinib can delay the growth of tumors and improve survival in hepatoblastoma, a type of liver cancer that occurs in...
Oct 25, 2024
First-of-their-kind findings turn conventional wisdom about diffuse hemispheric glioma on its head
Diffuse hemispheric glioma, H3G34-mutant (DHG-H3G34) is a type of high-grade glioma that typically affects adolescents and young adults....
Oct 24, 2024
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
‘Alarmingly’ few childhood cancer survivors undergo recommended surveillance for late effects
A high percentage of childhood survivors do not undergo guideline-recommended monitoring for late effects, according to results of a...
Oct 22, 2024
Survivors of childhood brain cancer are more likely to be held back in school
Survivors were also 21 times more likely to receive accommodations at school, such as help taking tests, in addition to their worse test...
Oct 21, 2024
Gene therapy for fatal child brain disease may cause blood cancers
A gene therapy that halts a childhood-onset fatal brain disease has been associated with an increased risk of developing blood cancer....
Oct 15, 2024