Pediatric Cancer

News and reporting on pediatric cancer.

In Brief This Week: Strata Oncology, Ideaya Biosciences, Children's Cancer Institute Australia, BMS

News items for the week of July 12, 2021.

Researchers Explore 'Humanized' CAR T Cells to Lower Leukemia, Lymphoma Relapse in Children
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A pilot study out of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia assessed a humanized anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy as a possible way to mitigate treatment resistance.

Umoja Biopharma Raises $210M in Series B Funding Round

The funding will help the company advance two CAR T-cell therapies into clinical development for solid tumors and blood cancers.

Molecular Profiling in Pediatric Cancer Trials Continues to Prove Valuable for Treatment Matching
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The GAIN/iCat2 study and the Pediatric MATCH trial showed that molecular data has a significant impact on treatment recommendations for kids with cancer.

Day One Biopharmaceuticals Begins Pivotal Pan-RAF Inhibitor Trial in Pediatric Brain Cancer Patients

The Phase II trial is designed to support regulatory approval for DAY101 as a treatment for pediatric patients with BRAF-mutated, progressive low-grade glioma.

Apr 29, 2021

Researchers Weigh Benefits, Costs of Screening Newborns for Cancer Risk Mutations
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Feb 17, 2021

NCCN Publishes First Set of Guidelines for Wilms Tumor

Feb 16, 2021

MSK Team Explores Clinical Utility of Germline Testing for Pediatric Cancer Patients

Jan 27, 2021

CHOP Researchers Urge Broader NTRK Fusion Testing in Pediatric Cancer Patients
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Jan 15, 2021

FDA Approves Pfizer's Xalkori for Pediatric ALK-Positive Lymphoma

Dec 8, 2020

Genetic Loci Influence Risk of Cardiomyopathy in Pediatric Cancer Survivors of African Ancestry

Oct 27, 2020

SickKids' 'Rigorous' Molecular Analysis IDs Targetable Alterations, Cancer Susceptibility Mutations
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Oct 6, 2020