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Study Identifies Novel Target for Pediatric Neuroblastoma
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a protein complex that is required for the growth of a high-risk form of childhood brain cancer called MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma.
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Telehealth Can Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Cancer Care, Study Finds
Telemedicine visits for cancer care may not only be more convenient and easier to schedule than in-person appointments, they're also better for the planet, new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists shows.
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Science Behind Targeted Drug for Pediatric Brain Cancer Has Dana-Farber Roots
Two separate research teams had discovered a genetic driver for the most common of childhood brain tumors called pediatric low-grade glioma.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Researchers Join Global Cancer Grand Challenges Team Taking on Solid Tumors in Children
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Scott Armstrong, MD, PhD, Benjamin Ebert, MD, PhD, Eric Fischer, PhD, Cigall Kadoch, PhD, and Kimberly Stegmaier, MD, are part of a global, interdisciplinary team of researchers, called Team PROTECT, that has been selected to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award. The award, of up to $25 million over five years, will be used to tackle solid tumors in children.
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Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Again Ranked Among the Best Pediatric Cancer Programs in the Nation
U.S. News & World Report has named Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center the #2 pediatric program in the nation in its 2023-24 Best Children's Hospitals report.
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Three of the World’s Top Research Institutions Join Forces to Drive Progress Against Pediatric Cancer
Large-scale collaboration will leverage each institution’s expertise and infrastructure to advance understanding of the biological basis of pediatric cancers, identify new vulnerabilities of these diseases and accelerate cures globally.
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Study Shows That Genomic Tumor Profiling of Pediatric Tumors Can Enhance Clinical Care
Results of a study of molecular tumor profiling in young patients revealed a high rate of genetic alterations with potential for impacting clinical care, including clarifying diagnoses and treatment with matched, precision cancer drugs.
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Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Again Named Top Pediatric Cancer Program
U.S. News & World Report has named Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center #1 in the nation in its 2022-23 Best Children's Hospitals report. Dana-Farber/Boston Children's has been recognized as one of the top three pediatric cancer centers in the country each year since the ranking's inception, earning more #1 rankings than any other program.
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Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty Linked to Worse Outcomes in Children Treated for High-Risk Neuroblastoma
Children with high-risk neuroblastoma had worse outcomes if they were from certain racial/ethnic groups or were on public rather than private insurance, despite being treated in clinical trials with standardized protocols, according to a study led by investigators from Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.
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Researchers Identify Promising Drug Target in Pediatric Neuroblastoma
Dana-Farber scientists have now teased apart the relationship between the proteins EP300 and CBP — to discover that EP300 is critical for a high-risk form of pediatric neuroblastoma.
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Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Exceeds Expected Outcomes for Stem Cell Transplants
Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center was ranked as one of 15 transplant centers in the country that performed above the expected survival rate, according to a new report.
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Genetic Testing, Precision Therapy Spell Success for Young Patient with Rare Syndrome
In a recent case study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center describe how a drug targeting the genetic roots of the patient’s condition — an agent based on Nobel Prize-winning research by a Dana-Farber scientist — has caused new tumors in the patient to shrivel, her high blood pressure and headaches to ease, and her polycythemia to relent.