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Researchers Identify Targeted Therapy That Can Help Children With Deadly Nerve Cancer

October 17, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Mount Sinai, Neuroblastoma, Pediatrics

Mount Sinai researchers have identified a targeted therapy for adolescent patients with neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric nerve cancer, who would otherwise have no treatment options, according to a study published in October in Cancer Cell.

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Algorithm Reduces Need for Therapy in Children With Intermediate-Risk Neuroblastoma

October 2, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Algorithm, Cancer, Cancer Research, Childhood Cancer, Neuroblastoma, Pediatric Cancer

Roswell Park’s Dr. Clare Twist led an effort to develop and validate a new treatment algorithm for infants and children with neuroblastoma. In a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the team reports that many patients can safely receive less extensive therapy.