Aug 9
Serotonin-producing neurons regulate malignancy in ependymoma brain tumors
A collaborative study published in Nature reveals the functional relevance of tumor-neuron interactions that regulate the growth of...
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....
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 2, 2022
3D genomics reveals targets for aggressive childhood cancers
While some pediatric brain cancers have known genetic causes, many do not. Three-dimensional profiling revealed new disease mechanisms...
Oct 12, 2021
Common diabetes drug promising against rare childhood brain tumor in laboratory studies
Metformin, a drug commonly prescribed against diabetes, holds promise against a rare type of childhood brain tumor in laboratory...
Oct 21, 2020
Pediatric cancers share stalled gene-managing enzyme
A wildly out-of-place protein leads to haywire cells in a particularly troublesome type of rare early childhood cancer, according to...
Apr 30, 2020
A promising new treatment for recurrent pediatric brain cancer
Two pediatric brain cancers that are challenging to treat if they recur, medulloblastoma and ependymoma, are the target of a clinical...
Jan 29, 2018
Study suggests PD-1 inhibitors against aggressive pediatric brain cancer subtype
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Pediatric Blood Cancers lays the scientific groundwork for the use...
Dec 20, 2017
Molecular super enhancers: A new key for targeted therapy of brain cancer in children
Ependymoma refers to a heterogeneous group of cancers that can occur at any age and is one of the most common types of brain cancer in...
Apr 29, 2015
High radiotherapy dose improves prospects for children with brain cancer
Two studies to be presented today (Sunday) at the 3rd ESTRO Forum in Barcelona, Spain, show that increasing the dose of radiotherapy...