UK trial reports 4-year event-free survival of 63% and overall survival of 68% in relapsed Wilms tumour patients
High-dose chemo plus stem cell rescue offers hope for relapsed Wilms tumour
This clinical trial report evaluates outcomes for 78 children with relapsed or refractory Wilms tumour treated in the United Kingdom.
A UK trial found that a risk-stratified protocol with high-dose melphalan and stem cell rescue helped some children with relapsed Wilms tumo…
Review examines thoracic radiotherapy combined with chemoimmunotherapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer patients
Doctors are still figuring out the best way to treat extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
This review examines the use of thoracic radiotherapy combined with chemoimmunotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung canc…
A review notes that while combining radiation with chemotherapy and immune therapy helps some patients, the best approach is still being stu…
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation improves disease-free survival in pediatric extraocular retinoblastoma patients
Children With Eye Cancer Now Have a New Hope for Survival
This retrospective analysis included 12 children with extraocular retinoblastoma treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplanta…
Children with advanced eye cancer can now achieve long-term survival using their own stem cells, especially if the disease has not reached t…
Case report describes multimodal treatment and single-cell sequencing in NF1 patient with Malignant Triton Tumor
What happens when a rare cancer returns? One young woman's story offers a clue
A case report describes a 23-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 and Malignant Triton Tumor.
A 23-year-old woman with a rare chest tumor found disease stabilization after surgery failed, using a mix of chemotherapy, targeted therapy,…
Phase I/II trial tests IMRT with chemotherapy before transplant for relapsed/refractory ALL/AML
Can a new radiation technique make stem cell transplants safer for leukemia?
A phase I/II trial record describes a study of intensity-modulated radiation therapy with etoposide and cyclophosphamide followed by allogen…
Doctors are testing a precise radiation technique to protect healthy organs while preparing patients for life-saving stem cell transplants.