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Re: Interesting News about Childhood Cancer

U.S. Cancer Institute 'Megaproject' to Target Common Cancer-Driving Protein

This may benefit the fight against 30% of all cancers, hopefully, some childhood cancer treatments may result......

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/201...-megaproject-.html?ref=hp
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Re: Interesting News about Childhood Cancer

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/262423.php

"Article Date: 26 Jun 2013

First Stage Study Finds Potential New Drugs For Neuroblastoma

Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London have made a step towards new, targeted drugs for children with the highestrisk form of a childhood cancer called neuroblastoma.

In a preclinical study, published in journal Cancer Cell , researchers successfully used two potential drugs to target cancerous neuroblastoma cells with an overactive gene called MYCN. The gene plays a major role in most cases of aggressive and treatmentresistant neuroblastoma in children, as well as in some adult cancers..."
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I believe this is a worthy study/experiment to undertake
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A couple of articles from the Daily Mail in the UK. This is for melanoma, but I assume it there is research crossover to other types of cancer? Never sure how accurate the papers are in what they report...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-243...ed-beginning-new-era.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-243...bring-hope-thousands.html
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Re: Interesting News about Childhood Cancer

Thanks so much Chris ! biggrin
Very interesting paper !
The anti-PD1s is really a very effective drug according to this article.
Very hopeful for the future.
Don't hesitate to keep us informed if you have other information.
Thanks !
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Cancer cérébral chez l’enfant, enfin un espoir

"Grâce au séquençage complet d’une tumeur cérébrale mortelle chez l’enfant, des chercheurs ont pu identifier une mutation impliquée dans le développement de cette maladie. Cette découverte pourrait être le point de départ de nouveaux traitements."

http://www.futura-sciences.com/magazines/sant...nfant--enfin-un-espoir%5D

Child cerebral cancer, finally a hope

"With the complete sequencing of a deadly brain tumor in children, researchers were able to identify a company involved in the development of this disease mutation. This discovery could be the starting point for new treatments."

http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ng.2925.html

French Article
http://www.futura-sciences.com/magazines/sant...nfant--enfin-un-espoir%5D
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Re: Interesting News about Childhood Cancer

Hi.

Just saw this news on T.V. some good news for a change.

Lowy cancer research centre.
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Thanks for this news P . P . L . biggrin
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