A novel phase 1 clinical trial that leverages T-cell immunotherapy is now under way at Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI) in Detroit and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City; bringing new hope to children ...
Feb 26, 2015
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Oncology researchers studying gene mutations in the childhood cancer neuroblastoma are refining their diagnostic tools to predict which patients are more likely to respond to drugs called ALK inhibitors that target such mutations. ...
Nov 10, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the University of Liverpool have uncovered a new target for drugs that could battle a lethal childhood cancer known as neuroblastoma.
Oct 24, 2014
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Cancer Research UK's Centre for Drug Development (CDD), in collaboration with the Rising Tide Foundation (link is external), a Swiss-based non-profit organisation which funds innovative cancer trials, today (TUESDAY) announce ...
Sep 30, 2014
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Australian researchers have uncovered new targets for therapy in the childhood cancer neuroblastoma.
Aug 27, 2014
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Neuroblastoma, a form of cancer, is the most common childhood tumour outside of the brain, and the one that has been the most difficult to treat. Researchers have now been able, using high-resolution DNA technology, to develop ...
Jul 31, 2014
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Researchers at Duke Medicine have identified a new strategy for treating neuroblastoma using a modified version of heparin, a century-old injectable drug that thins the blood to prevent clots from forming.
Jun 17, 2014
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Tumors shrank or disappeared and disease progression was temporarily halted in 15 children with advanced neuroblastoma enrolled in a safety study of an experimental antibody produced at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. ...
May 8, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Children fighting a life-threatening form of cancer could be treated with a revolutionary anti-cancer therapy as early as next year, following the formation of a research alliance to fast-track development ...
May 5, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—A simple blood test could pinpoint which children are unlikely to respond to treatment for a particularly aggressive form of neuroblastoma, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology ...
Mar 4, 2014
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