Estrogen causes neuroblastoma cells to mature into neurons
The female sex hormone oestrogen can perform an important role in neuroblastoma, a form of cancer mainly affecting young children. Read...
Jan 29, 2018
'Hijacker' drives cancer in some patients with high-risk neuroblastoma
Researchers have identified mechanisms that drive about 10 percent of high-risk neuroblastoma cases and have used a new approach to show...
Jan 24, 2018
Uncovering molecular targets for childhood cancer therapeutics
In the past two decades, despite extensive efforts to identify the genes associated with 11q aberrations in NB, definitive answers are...
Dec 29, 2017
Tumour blood supply stopped in its tracks by modified natural compound
Researchers have discovered how the modified natural compound dextran-catechin disrupts formation of blood vessels that fuel growth in...
Aug 10, 2017
New potential treatment for aggressive types of childhood cancer
A combination of substances that impacts chemical modifications in the DNA of tumours and triggers the tumours to differentiate into...
Jul 12, 2017
Better treatment for high-risk children’s cancer shown in major trial
Children with a high-risk, deadly form of neuroblastoma will benefit from a treatment regime that improves survival and reduces...
Jun 16, 2017
Investigating the emotional impact of neuroblastoma on siblings
Under the supervision of Dr. Judy Illes, Professor of Neurology and Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics, and Dr. Tim Oberlander, Medical...
May 30, 2017
Improving treatments for childhood nerve cancer means understanding its complexity
Once diagnosed, a child’s prospects of a successful recovery can vary considerably. The disease develops as low, intermediate or high...
Oct 13, 2016
Combination therapy shows promise in fighting neuroblastoma
A study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles sheds further...
Oct 13, 2016
Double Stem Cell Transplant May Help Fight a Childhood Cancer
Young children with a rare and often deadly cancer of the nervous system might have a better chance of survival if they receive two stem...
Jun 7, 2016