Targeting potassium channel shows promise for treating brain tumors in children
Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have identified a key gene that could lead to next-generation treatments for...
Jan 28
Researchers tackle rare, aggressive tumors in children
Recently, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer, a privately funded organization, recognized the work of John Prensner, M.D., Ph.D., a...
Jan 27
Cutting-edge immunotherapy offers hope for relapsed brain tumors
Indoximod works to reverse the mechanisms that cancer tumors use to hide from the immune system . The chemotherapy damages the tumor,...
Jan 10
Larotrectinib Is Promising for Pediatric TRK Fusion-Positive CNS Tumors
Larotrectinib led to rapid/durable responses and high disease control rates in children with TRK fusion-position central nervous system...
Nov 28, 2024
Cell therapy fights lethal childhood brain cancer in Stanford Medicine trial
CAR-T cells show promise against pediatric diffuse midline gliomas, brain and spinal cord tumors that are among the deadliest cancers, a...
Nov 14, 2024
Targeted therapy and radiation synergize in pediatric high-grade glioma
Research at St. Jude recently showed that the drug capmatinib is effective at crossing the blood-brain-barrier, synergizing with...
Nov 8, 2024
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
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
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
New study finds kinder, more targeted approach to treating aggressive childhood brain cancer
The discovery of an aggressive genetic group will lead to better patient management of this form of tumour, which urgently requires new...
Oct 8, 2024