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Liver cancer in children is rare, but when it occurs, the two main types are hepatoblastoma (HB) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In some cases, however, the tumors show features of both types. These tumors have been classified ...
Mar 16, 2026
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The most common type of liver cancer in children, hepatoblastoma, surprisingly appears to contain many immune cells from a type that has long been overlooked. This is according to a study by researchers at the Princess Máxima ...
Sep 29, 2025
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A new drug called WNTinib can delay the growth of tumors and improve survival in hepatoblastoma, a type of liver cancer that occurs in young children. This effect was seen in cancer cells taken from patients and implanted ...
Oct 22, 2024
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Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common liver cancer in children. Researchers and physicians in the field are concerned because in the last decade HB has been rising rapidly worldwide and has seen the most rapid increase among ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Hepatoblastoma is the most frequent liver cancer in childhood. Despite the advances in its combined treatment involving surgery and chemotherapy, this disease presents significant therapeutic challenges, especially for patients ...
Oct 24, 2023
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital created a hepatoblastoma (liver cancer) model that more accurately reflects the pathology and genomics of the disease. Research using the model pointed toward potential ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Although rare compared to adult liver cancers, hepatoblastoma is the most common pediatric liver malignancy, and its incidence is increasing. In a novel study appearing in The American Journal of Pathology, investigators ...
Jan 16, 2023
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A new UCSF study sheds light on the diversity within the most common type of pediatric liver tumor and suggests a way forward for more precise chemotherapy treatment.
Aug 25, 2022
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