pediatric cancer
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August 26, 2019
Long-Term Infection Risk in Kids With Leukemia Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from MedPage Today curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
Survivors of childhood leukemia are more susceptible to infections than are others, even many years later.
Go to full article published by MedPage Today.
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August 17, 2019
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)—An Overview Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDCurated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (also known as childhood leukemia) is a serious but often treatable form of leukemia. This authoritative presentation from Medscape is recent, trustworthy, and comprehensive.
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August 9, 2019
Brainstem Gliomas Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDCurated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD:
A brainstem glioma is a very serious disease that is rare and mostly affects children. Diffuse pontine intrinsic glioma (DPIG) is one type of brainstem glioma. For an authoritative, up-to-date, detailed, comprehensive, and unbiased overview of brainstem gliomas, check out this presentation and discussion. (You may be required to register for free to view it.)
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March 7, 2019
Researchers Tap Genomic Technology to Develop Personalized Treatments for Pediatric Glioma Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt:
“Researchers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals are using next-generation genomic technology to develop targeted therapies for high-grade pediatric glioma.
“Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD, adjunct associate professor of neurology, pediatrics and neurosurgery at University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues aim to treat as many as 44 children and young adults with this disease.”
Go to full article published by Healio on Feb 3, 2019.
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January 7, 2019
ASCO and Friends of Cancer Research Applaud NCI’s Expansion of Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt:
“ASCO and Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) applaud the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) recent revision of its clinical trial protocol template to broaden eligibility criteria for cancer clinical trials. The protocol template was expanded to help increase the opportunity for participation in NCI-funded clinical trials for patients with certain health-care conditions, as well as to provide an opportunity for patients younger than age 18 to participate in adult clinical trials in certain circumstances.”
Go to full article published by The ASCO Post on Dec 11, 2018.
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November 20, 2018
Liquid Biopsy Shows Promise for Monitoring Childhood Brain Tumors Bookmark
Emma Shtivelman, PhDExcerpt:
“New research by investigators at the University of California, San Francisco and the Children’s National Health System, has provided early evidence that liquid biopsy testing could help doctors monitor how well treatments are working in kids with diffuse midline gliomas.
“Brain cancers present a challenge for longitudinal monitoring, because obtaining repeat biopsy samples is dangerous and difficult. But liquid biopsy techniques have now opened the possibility of tracking these and other tumors over time based on analysis of tumor genetic material that is shed into the blood or other body fluids.”
Go to full article published by GenomeWeb on Oct 15, 2018.
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