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Children wait for new cancer drugs 6.5 years longer than adults
A 20-year analysis finds that FDA-approved cancer drugs took a median of 6.5 years to go from the first clinical …Read More
Dually-targeted liposomes curb triple-negative breast cancer, metastases in mice
Some 15 to 20 percent of all breast cancers are triple-negative, meaning they lack receptors for estrogen, progesterone and human …Read More
CRISPR-Cas9 screen opens new targets for Ewing sarcoma, other childhood cancers
While the genetic mutations driving adult cancers can sometimes be targeted with drugs, most pediatric cancers lack good targets. That’s …Read More
In zebrafish, a way to find new cancer therapies, targeting tumor promoters
The lab of Leonard Zon, MD, has long been interested in making blood stem cells in quantity for therapeutic purposes. To …Read More
Science Seen: An intestinal toxin’s trick, a potential cancer fighter
Clostridium difficile, also called “C. diff,” causes severe gastrointestinal tract infections and tops the CDC’s list of urgent drug-resistant threats. …Read More
Failed cancer drug may extend life in children with progeria
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, better known as progeria, is a highly rare genetic disease of premature aging. It takes a cruel …Read More
Cancer researchers hit a bullseye with a new drug target for Ewing sarcoma
Screening a class of recently-developed drug compounds — so-called “CDK inhibitors” capable of blocking CDK7/12/13 proteins — against hundreds of …Read More
Childhood brain cancer: Learning to divide and conquer
Diversity is good in populations of people, but when it comes to cancer, it’s bad news. In the case of …Read More
“A setback for a comeback”: Brody perseveres with Paget-Schroetter Syndrome
Baseball has been part of Brody Walsh’s story from the very start. Now 19 and a college sophomore, Brody pitches …Read More
Tough cookie: Steroid therapy helps Alessandra thrive with Diamond-Blackfan anemia
Two-year-old Alessandra is many things. She’s sweet, happy, curious, and, according to her parents, Ralph and Irma, a budding food …Read More