Jun 9, 2022
Dabrafenib + Trametinib Improve Overall Response Rates in Pediatric Patients with Low-Grade Gliomas
The combination of two targeted therapies, the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib and the MEK inhibitor trametinib, significantly increased the...
Apr 26, 2022
Study finds jumping 'junk' DNA is a novel cause of childhood brain cancer
Scientists have found a novel cause of aggressive pediatric brain cancer. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study is the first to...
Feb 11, 2022
Alcohol abuse drug may hold key to treating aggressive childhood brain tumours
Researchers at University College London have discovered that disulfiram, an anti-alcoholism drug, may help to kill glioma cells in...
Jul 26, 2021
Geneticists Reveal How Mutation Causes a Devastating Childhood Cancer
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how a specific genetic mutation called H3K27M causes a devastating, incurable ...
Aug 25, 2020
Blocking copper uptake in tumor cells may be clue to boosting immune system
Researchers have discovered that removing copper from the blood can destroy some of the deadliest cancers that are resistant to...
Apr 3, 2020
Brain Cancer in Infants Could Be Treated With Targeted Drugs
Brain cancer in infants is biologically distinct from other childhood brain tumors and could be successfully treated with targeted drugs,...
Nov 25, 2019
Two-Drug Combo Shows Promise in Treating Childhood Brain Cancers
Researchers have tested a new drug combination that shows promise for the treatment of several types of childhood brain cancers known as...
Apr 27, 2018
Single-cell study in a childhood brain tumor affirms the importance of context
In defining the cellular context of diffuse midline gliomas, researchers find the cells fueling their growth and suggest a potential...
Nov 16, 2017
Brain cancer treatment previously featured on 60 Minutes now available to children
A Phase 1 clinical trial leveraging the re-engineered polio virus is now open for enrollment to children 12 years and older at the...
Nov 14, 2017
Liquid biopsy spots aggressive pediatric brainstem cancer earlier without surgery
A particularly aggressive form of pediatric cancer can be spotted reliably by the genetic fragments it leaves behind in children's...