All the latest news relating to paedatric oncology and adolescents and young adults with cancer
Potential new drug to target rare childhood brain tumour
Ribociclib – a drug already used to treat breast cancer – may help slow the…
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Novel PET/CT technique accurately detects neuroblastoma in children with short scan time and no anaesthesia
A new molecular imaging technique that pairs a novel tracer with a next-generation PET/CT scanner…
Early interventions may improve long-term academic achievement in young childhood brain tumour survivors
Children who survive a brain tumor often experience effects from both the cancer and its…
Personalised cancer vaccine to tackle aggressive brain tumours in adolescents and young adults
In an effort to combat one of the most lethal forms of paediatric brain cancer,…
Scientists identify genes linked to relapse in the most common form of childhood leukaemia
Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Seattle Children’s and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG),…
Gene panel for paediatric cancers increases access to high-quality testing
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA, have created a panel that is able…
Drug developed for pancreatic cancer shows promise against most aggressive form of medulloblastoma
A drug that was developed to treat pancreatic cancer has now been shown to increase…
SNIS 2024: New study shows critical improvements in treating rare eye cancer in children
The evolution of retinoblastoma treatment over the past 15 years has resulted in a higher…
Australian clinical trial leading the way for access to new children’s cancer therapies
The Australian & New Zealand Children’s Haematology/Oncology Group (ANZCHOG)-sponsored OPTIMISE trial has opened to recruitment…
Univeristy leads Europe-wide project to revolutionise childhood bone cancer treatment and research
New clinical guidelines enabling a better understanding of childhood bone cancer will revolutionise treatment for…