Brain Cancer Now the Leading Childhood Cancer Killer
According to newly released data by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), brain cancer is now the deadliest childhood cancer. For the first time, brain cancer […]
Pediatric Cancer Research Conference: Register Online Now!
This unprecedented conference to be held at the prestigious and inspirational Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory from Oct 31- Nov 2 is entitled “From Bench to Bedside and Beyond”. The […]
AKBTC: Gold Sponsor, 17th ISPNO, June 2016
Welcome to Liverpool, England for the 17th ISPNO meeting! With attendees from an inter-disciplinary range of pediatric oncology and neuro-oncology medical and scientific fields from across the globe, over […]
PLGA Research Overview Camp Sunshine, PLGA Week July 2016
Evan Hecker, Ph.D and PLGA parent discusses how the LGG world is changing, how it’s still the same and his impressions from the June 2016 ISPNO meeting in Liverpool, […]
AKBTC Joins Solving Kids’ Cancer and the Ty Louis Campbell Foundation to Fund Phase 1 Clinical Trial
When 3 like-minded childhood cancer charities partner together, anything is possible! In the most recent collaboration, three New York based pediatric cancer charities, A Kids’ Brain Tumor Cure, The […]
Phase 1/II Study of MEK162 for Children with Ras/Raf Pathway Activated Tumors
With the discovery of new targets, the pipeline for PLGA clinical trials is ramping up to be more productive than ever before. The newest PLGA clinical trial, entitled Phase […]
Camp Sunshine Welcomes 40 Families During Pediatric Low Grade Glioma Week
The 5th Annual Pediatric Low Grade Glioma week at Camp Sunshine welcomed 40 families from 7 different states around the country. A dozen new families experiencing PLGG week for […]
Chappaqua, NY Dedicates the September Screenings of “Screenagers: Growing Up In the Digital Age” in Support of AKBTC
September: the start of a new school year and the beginning of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. To kick off the month, the Chappaqua, NY community creates yet another role […]
A Kids’ Brain Tumor Cure Featured in Current IBTA Magazine
Thanks to Kathy Oliver, Executive Director of the International Brain Tumour Alliance in the UK, pediatric brain tumors are represented in the May 2016 IBTA Magazine publication. This biannual […]
Molecular Analysis of Pediatric Brain Tumors Identifies microRNAs in Pilocytic Astrocytomas that Target the MAPK and NF-κB Pathways
In this A Kids’ Brain Tumor Cure (PLGA Foundation) funded project, Dr. Denise Sheer and colleagues show that microRNAs that regulate critical signalling pathways in pilocytic astrocytomas are more […]