Although immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of many blood cancers, the field has encountered challenges developing similar treatments for solid tumors. When it comes to pediatric brain tumors, which are the leading ...
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The odds that a doctor will diagnose your child with pediatric cancer are slim, and the chances of a brain cancer diagnosis are even smaller.
Sep 30, 2022
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Some of the relapses in patients with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia are due to the fact that the leukemia cells manage to survive treatment by hiding in areas of the Central Nervous System. Research led by Universidad ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Children's National Hospital successfully performed the first-ever high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) surgery on a pediatric patient with neurofibromatosis (NF). This is the youngest patient to undergo HIFU treatment ...
Feb 9, 2022
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While substantial strides have been made against some types of childhood cancers, high-grade gliomas still lack effective treatments.
Oct 13, 2021
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three of the most common types of cancers in children: acute lymphocytic leukemia, neuroblastoma and pediatric brain tumors.
Sep 8, 2021
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A comprehensive "proteogenomic" analysis of the proteins, genes, and RNA transcription involved in pediatric brain tumors has yielded a more complete understanding of these tumors, which are the leading cause of cancer-related ...
Nov 25, 2020
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After years of development, engineering and enhancement, researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have made publicly available a software system that enables better detection of gene fusions. The system, called ...
Jun 15, 2020
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A modified form of poliovirus, pioneered at Duke Cancer Institute as a therapy for glioblastoma brain tumors, appears in laboratory studies to also have applicability for pediatric brain tumors when used as part of a cancer ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Young women who undergo radiation therapy to treat pediatric brain tumors are more likely to suffer from long-term cognitive impairment than male survivors, according to a study by Georgia State University researchers.
Jun 21, 2019
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