Dec 23, 2024
Why copper could be key to treating a rare childhood cancer
The survival rate for children with a rare but deadly cancer could one day be improved by adding an existing drug—which is currently used...
Dec 6, 2024
How a Penn State professor developed a cancer-fighting drug for kids
Giselle Saulnier Sholler has spent 20 years working treatments for neuroblastoma, a particularly aggressive form of early childhood...
Nov 1, 2024
Discovery of a new tumor cell type in childhood cancer
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have made a significant breakthrough in the study of childhood neuroblastoma, a type of cancer...
Oct 29, 2024
CRISPR Plus Drug Treatment Makes Neuroblastoma Responsive to Immunotherapy
Researchers in Italy and Australia report a triple combination strategy involving CRISPR that boosts the response of neuroblastoma to...
Sep 16, 2024
Strength in numbers: Cooperative group clinical trials move the needle against pediatric cancer
Running a clinical trial requires enough patient participants to gather robust data so that researchers can draw appropriate conclusions...
Sep 13, 2024
FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Opaganib in Neuroblastoma
The FDA has granted a second orphan drug designation to opaganib in oncology, this time for patients with neuroblastoma. Read more:...
Aug 30, 2024
First successful treatment of pediatric high-risk refractory neuroblastoma with PARP inhibition
Scientists and clinicians at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital identified the genetic vulnerability BARD1 in a patient with pediatric...
Aug 29, 2024
Researchers identify malignant cells responsible for relapse in high-risk neuroblastoma
The study marks the first time that researchers identified malignant cells responsible for relapse in neuroblastoma and offers insights...
Aug 19, 2024
Discovery of Key Genetic Driver in Neuroblastoma Paves Way to New Therapeutic Approaches
Led by the Children’s Cancer Institute , a multi-institutional study published in Nature Communications has shown for the first time...
Jun 11, 2024
Florida hospital using Zika virus to help treat one of deadliest childhood cancers
Mosquitos — not only are they annoying — they can be deadly! The Zika virus is typically spread through mosquito bites. Now, a team of...