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Jul 23

Proton therapy improves neurocognitive outcomes of childhood craniopharyngioma

In a recent phase 2 clinical trial for children with craniopharyngioma, researchers at St. Jude found that photon therapy and the more...

Jul 22

Assembling a molecular mosaic for pediatric brain tumors

With a focus on translational research that grounds new clinical developments in the latest laboratory science, St. Jude is advancing the...

Jul 18

This kids’ brain cancer is incurable — but immune therapy holds promise

CAR-T therapy, which harnesses a person’s own immune cells, racks up some astonishing success stories against deadly brain tumours in...

Jul 16

Stem-like cells found to drive growth of aggressive pediatric brain tumors

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and...

Jul 10

New research out of Quebec gives hope for rare childhood cancer therapy

A joint university study has found that a pathway to a therapy program against a rare and deadly pediatric brain tumour is now possible....

Jun 21

Advances in medulloblastoma treatment for children

Dr. Schwartz explains how medulloblastoma is treated, the latest treatment advances and what families should look for in a care team....

Jun 18

Study finds pediatric brain tumors rely on different metabolic 'route' to fuel treatment resistance

Rogel researchers, led by Daniel Wahl, M.D., Ph.D., wanted to understand how this mutation affects DIPG tumor metabolism and influences...

Jun 13

The 10-minute test for childhood tumours

Children with cancer could have an accurate brain tumour diagnosis in 10 minutes, thanks to new research. Read more:...

Jun 5

Scientists uncover new treatment pathway for rare 'spider web' childhood brain tumors

Researchers have identified the unique features of an exceptionally rare set of childhood brain tumors—a discovery that could pave the...

Jun 4

Researchers combine herpes virus with cancer vaccine to treat brain cancer in children

Researchers in the US and UK are exploring a new type of cancer treatment as part of a £1.1m funded project by combining a herpes virus...

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Tracing cancer back to birth uncovers promising biomarkers for prevention, targeted treatment of childhood leukemia

CRISPR Plus Drug Treatment Makes Neuroblastoma Responsive to Immunotherapy

Colorectal cancer cases on the rise in kids

New drug, WNTinib, delays tumor growth and improves survival in mouse models of children's liver cancer

First-of-their-kind findings turn conventional wisdom about diffuse hemispheric glioma on its head

Three Cycles of Chemo Noninferior to Six for Rare Childhood Eye Cancer

‘Alarmingly’ few childhood cancer survivors undergo recommended surveillance for late effects

Survivors of childhood brain cancer are more likely to be held back in school

Gene therapy for fatal child brain disease may cause blood cancers

Children with aggressive blood cancer offered treatment cure hope