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Scientists identify promising immunotherapy combination for pediatric brain cancer

May 18, 2020 sarah Jonas Childhood Cancer, Combination Treatment, Immunotheapy, Medulloblastoma, Pediatric Brain Cancer

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have discovered that combining immunotherapy with a drug called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) eradicated a deadly type of pediatric brain tumor in mice. The discovery, published in Nature Neuroscience, is expected to lead to a clinical trial to test the benefits of the treatment in patients. The findings also hold implications for other cancers that do not respond to immunotherapy.

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Cancer survival disparities in minority children, adolescents greater for more treatable cancers

February 27, 2020 sarah Jonas Adolescents, Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Children, Disparities, Race

Racial and ethnic minority children and adolescents with cancer have a higher risk of death than non-Hispanic white children and adolescents, with evidence for larger disparities in survival for more treatable cancers, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.“The results suggest that there are modifiable racial and ethnic disparities in childhood cancer survival,” said Kim Johnson, associate professor and senior author of “Associations Between Race/Ethnicity and US Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survival by Treatment Amenability,” published Feb.

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New website powered by St. Jude informs families facing childhood cancer no matter where the patient receives treatment

February 12, 2020 sarah Jonas Childhood Cancer, Patient Education, Pediatric Cancer, Website

The Together website by St. Jude offers information about diseases, diagnosis and treatment options, as well as supportive care resources and shared stories of hope, healing and experience.

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February is Cancer Prevention Month

February 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Cancer Screening, Childhood Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, Pap Smear, Pediatric Cancer, Prostate Cancer Awareness, Psa Screening

Along with a healthy lifestyle, regular screening can help with the prevention of cancer. Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey experts share additional information during this Cancer Prevention Month.

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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.