Apr 21, 2023
Clinical trial improves neurocognitive outcomes for childhood craniopharyngioma
Investigators from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that proton therapy had efficacy similar to conventional photon therapy...
Apr 20, 2023
Localized delivery of CAR T cells to treat children with brain tumors
Advancements in CAR T cell delivery and B7-H3 targeting enabled researchers to conduct an exploratory clinical trial to evaluate B7-H3...
Mar 17, 2023
New study uncovers key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer metastasis
New research pinpoints a key cause of metastasis from an aggressive form of brain cancer in children and provides a potential new therapy...
Mar 8, 2023
Safe to Skip Primary Tumor Boosts in Pediatric Germinomas
Primary tumor boosts — an extra dose of radiation specifically to the tumor bed — does not improve survival after chemotherapy and...
Feb 10, 2023
Children’s Cancer Institute begins trial for childhood brain cancer therapy
The trial will use the child’s own immune system for specifically targeting the Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Read more:...
Jan 31, 2023
Understanding How Childhood Brain Tumors Develop
A team of scientists has identified a new cell type implicated in the development of the most common type of malignant childhood brain...
Jan 17, 2023
New drug combination may effectively treat often fatal childhood brain tumor
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and partners become first to treat MYC amplified Medulloblastoma on a...
Jan 12, 2023
New Drug Shows ‘Encouraging’ Outcomes for Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment
Treatment with tovorafenib led to a 64% overall response rate in patients with recurrent or progressive pediatric low-grade glioma, study...
Dec 7, 2022
Study Identifies Novel Epigenetic Changes in Pediatric Brain Cancer
Investigators have identified previously unknown sets of epigenetic changes in pediatric brain tumors, which could serve as novel ...
Nov 29, 2022
Data Support Whole Brain Irradiation Reduction in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Results from a pooled case control study indicate that meninges are very radiosensitive in pediatric patients who were treated at prior ...