neuroblastoma | opacc 9/16

Sep 30, 2019

Scientists develop new way to study spread of devastating childhood cancer

Scientists have created a new mouse model which will help them to study neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer which often spreads around the...

Jul 26, 2019

New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy

"For the first time, Australian researchers from Children's Cancer Institute have discovered that a gene called JMJD6 plays an important...

May 16, 2019

New Experimental Therapy CAR NKT-Cells Tested In Cancer Patients For The First Time

CAR T-cells are becoming somewhat of a household name, but a new phase I trial is, for the first time, using CAR 'NKT' cells, featuring...

May 16, 2019

Two-for-one molecule could target two key drivers of aggressive childhood cancer

A group of molecules, which each simultaneously target two of the most common genetic faults behind an aggressive form of childhood...

Apr 16, 2019

Research finds new Rx target for childhood cancer

Research led by Michael Lan, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, found that a...

Apr 10, 2019

Proton therapy shows efficacy, low toxicity in large cohort of children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania...

Jan 31, 2019

International Research Team Led by Australian Scientists Discover a Potential Way to Treat and Preve

Discovering this link – by which MYCN controls polyamine levels in cancer cells, driving the growth and proliferation of the...

Dec 5, 2018

Imaging protocol assesses molecular mechanism in the treatment of deadly childhood cancer

In collaboration with researchers from the Children's Cancer Institute (CCI) in Sydney, imaging was pivotal in understanding the...

Nov 15, 2018

Clinical trial harnesses power of natural killer cells to treat neuroblastoma

Now for the first time, scientists will combine NK cell therapy with an immunocytokine to target children with relapsed/refractory...

Nov 15, 2018

Drug combination makes cancer disappear in mice with neuroblastoma

Researchers investigating new treatments for neuroblastoma - one of the most common childhood cancers - have found that a combination of...

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AYA Patients With Cancer, ‘In Between’ Kids and Adults, Face Unique Concerns

New Research Shows Inherited Genetic Variants Increase Risk of Certain Pediatric Cancers

Menin inhibitor clinical trial puts pediatric leukemia patient in remission

Infantile Fibrosarcoma and Other Solid Tumors Respond Well to Precision Medicine

Why copper could be key to treating a rare childhood cancer

Innovative surgery preserves limb growth for childhood bone cancer patients

CAR-T Cell Therapy Shows EFS Benefit in Pediatric Leukemia Subset

Global clinical trial shows improved survival rates for common childhood leukemia

More than half of children with cancer die in the hospital

A new CHOP research program is exploring ways to reduce long-term effects of cancer treatment