Innovative surgery preserves limb growth for childhood bone cancer patients
Ewing’s sarcoma, osteosarcoma, and other bone cancers often impinge upon the growth plates of children’s arms and legs, explained...
Dec 20, 2024
CNIO opens up new research pathways against paediatric cancer Ewing sarcoma by discovering mechanisms that make it more aggressive
A new study led by Ana Losada, head of the Chromosomal Dynamics Group at Spain’s National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), identifies...
Nov 29, 2024
FDA Grants Rare Pediatric Designation to Elraglusib for Ewing Sarcoma
The FDA granted a rare pediatric disease designation to elraglusib (9-ING-41), a novel GSK-3β inhibitor, as a potential therapeutic...
Nov 18, 2024
Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered a new drug target for Ewing sarcoma, a rare kind of cancer usually...
Jan 26, 2023
Study identifies best treatment for rare childhood cancer
High doses of drug called ifosfamide are the best way to treat a cancer of children which affects bones and soft tissues, compared to ...
Jun 7, 2022
Biological pathways found that drive genomic changes and bone metastasis in Ewing Sarcoma
In studies using mice grafted with human Ewing sarcoma tissue, researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and colleagues ...
May 3, 2022
Bone Cancer Survivors Are at Increased Risk of Neurocognitive Difficulties
Survivors of childhood osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) have an elevated risk of neurocognitive impairment, according to study...
Feb 24, 2022
Gene Behind Childhood Bone Cancer Uncovered
Researchers based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that the gene OTUD7A controls a cancer-causing...
Jun 7, 2021
Childhood cancer discovery may stop tumour spread before it starts
A new discovery in Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive and often fatal childhood cancer, has uncovered the potential to prevent cancer cells ...
Jun 4, 2021
Finding hints at novel target for Ewing sarcoma therapy
New insights into Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, were published July 15 in the prestigious journal Nature. Read more:...
Jul 16, 2020