Immunotherapy and PLGG
Immunotherapy, including vaccines, is a promising area of research in cancer and as such was the subject of a pilot trial for a vaccine therapy funded by AKBTC. Dr. […]
SickKids of Toronto, Dr. Uri Tabori: – Novel universal classification of childhood low grade gliomas using clinico-pathological and molecular methods.
Novel universal classification of childhood low grade gliomas using clinico-pathological and molecular methods
The recent progress in both molecular understanding and the exciting preliminary results of targeted therapies […]
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Study Informs for Medulloblastoma patients
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified a mechanism that controls the expression of genes regulating the growth of the most aggressive form of medulloblastoma. In their report published […]
Pediatric Low Grade Gliomas: Implications of the Biologic Era
International Panel of Pediatric Brain Cancer Experts find Consensus on how to best integrate the growing body of molecular genetic information into tumor classifications and, more importantly, for future […]
Two new trials for pediatric brain cancer open at UTHealth/Children’s Memorial Hermann
Pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. David Sandberg of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth has pioneered administering chemotherapy in the fourth ventricle of the brain for pediatric brain cancers. The pilot trials, […]
Publications GALORE in 2016 for DFCI Researchers
With the support of the PLGA fund-raising community, DFCI researchers had an explosive year in 2016 with discoveries in pediatric brain cancer research which impact a wide array of […]
Key Finding Identifies Most Promising Drug for Targeted Clinical Trial
As reported in Neuro-Oncology Magazine (January 12th, 2017), with leadership from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s Dr. Charles Stiles and up and coming researcher, Dr. Sarah Buhrlage, ground-breaking science […]
Precision Medicine Impacts Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment
Precision medicine—in which diagnosis and treatments are keyed to the genetic susceptibilities of individual cancers—has advanced to the point where it can now impact the care of a majority […]
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 […]