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Study: Pediatric cancer patients have high rate of germline mutations in predisposition genes
Key clinical point: Children and adolescents with cancer have a significantly higher rate of germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes...
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FDA approves pegylated product for hemophilia A
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Adynovate, a recombinant pegylated factor VIII (FVIII) product, for use in patients age 12...
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CCSs have increased risk of autoimmune diseases
Photo by Bill Branson Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) have an increased risk of developing autoimmune diseases, according to research published...
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Survivors of childhood cancers at increased risk for autoimmune diseases
Key clinical point: Survivors of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, and renal tumors, had a significantly increased risk of...
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Drug protects fertility in chemo-treated mice
Photo courtesy of UW Health The heart medication dexrazoxane can protect fertility and improve survival in female mice receiving the...
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Donor CAR T cells treat aggressive ALL in infant
person treated with UCART19 Photo courtesy of GOSH A hospital in the UK has reported success with the first-in-human use of an allogeneic...
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Increased surveillance may explain post-Fukushima pediatric thyroid cancers
The increased incidence of thyroid cancers in Japanese youth after the Fukushima nuclear accident may be an artifact of increased surveillance.
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Alternative splicing enables resistance to CTL019
Photo from Penn Medicine New research has provided an explanation for resistance to CTL019, a CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy...
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Germline genetic variation linked to pediatric ALL
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Team aims to inhibit Notch safely
Photo courtesy of the University of Michigan A new study suggests a potential way to block one of the most common cancer-causing genes without...
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Provider hesitancy hamstrings HPV vaccine uptake
Inconsistent recommendation of the HPV vaccine and discomfort discussing the HPV vaccine are common among primary care providers, likely...