Dec 19, 2016
New clinical study for children with AML aims to kill leukemia cells and minimize cardiac damage
Cooper is leading a new nationwide clinical trial, conducted within the Children's Oncology Group (COG), for children and adolescents...
Dec 16, 2016
Cancer vaccine prolongs remission in leukemia patients in trial
A new vaccine helped leukemia patients fight their cancer and stay in remission for an average of almost five years, according to new...
Nov 1, 2016
Antibody breaks leukemia's hold, providing new therapeutic approach
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer known for drug resistance and relapse. In an effort to uncover new treatment...
May 24, 2016
Evidence Of Link Between Childhood Cancer And Phototherapy For Jaundice Examined
Two new studies can't prove a link between childhood cancer and light therapy for newborn jaundice but the authors say it still raises...
Mar 28, 2016
Doc: ‘Decoy’ genome new cancer strategy
Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are developing tiny “decoys” to trick an aggressive childhood cancer — a tactic they say...
Dec 18, 2015
Personalized strategies critical for childhood cancer
Genomic tools are helping to guide the search for new insights into uncommon childhood cancers like pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia...