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The current situation of childhood brain tumor long-term survivors in ...

Central nervous system tumors, represent the highest mortality rate of all childhood malignancies, Nevertheless, the number of survivors of pediatric Brain tumors continues to increase. Gradually improving survival rates and a growing population of long-term survivors have expanded the focus of research, Increased attention has been given to late ...

Epigenetic reprogramming as a treatment option for NF1

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is common, occurring in 1/3000 live births, and results in skin pigmentation and the growth of tumors along nerves in the skin, brain, and other parts of the body. It arises from a mutated and non-functional tumor suppressor bearing its name.  Tumors of the peripheral nerves, called ...

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.

In tumors like DIPG, the diagnosis itself spells a death sentence for the child affected. For several decades, none of the altered fractionation radiotherapy or additional chemotherapy or targeted agents have shown a significant benefit over conventional radiotherapy. We propose amalgamation of several known and tested hypothesis in DIPG ...

Epigenetic Targeted Therapy and Resistance in AT/RT

Pediatric rhabdoid tumor in the brain, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), is a highly malignant brain tumor that has a very poor prognosis despite aggressive treatment. The development of new, effective therapeutic approaches for AT/RT has been hindered by a lack of specific therapeutic targets. It is necessary ...

Precision Therapy to Overcome Chemoresistance in Pediatric Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma (GBM) remains one of the most aggressive and lethal forms of cancer. Despite the best available treatment options including surgical resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, prognosis is poor in glioblastoma, with a median overall survival of 14 months.1Currently, temozolomide (TMZ) is the preferred chemotherapeutic drug in the treatment of GBM ...