It was shortly after that they created the foundation with an aim of comforting children faced with cancer and providing resources to advance
research in pediatric cancers and blood disorders.
That's one of the most important lessons in life I think is to just be grateful for every minute, every moment,» said McMahon, who went on to discuss her
work in the pediatric cancer space.
E. Intensify research on the major drivers of childhood cancers Improve our understanding of fusion
oncoproteins in pediatric cancer and use new preclinical models to develop inhibitors that target them.
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is a recognized
leader in pediatric cancer treatment and research, with the largest pediatric research effort in the state of Michigan.
Great strides have been
made in pediatric cancer and childhood disease treatment over the past few decades, and recent advances in the areas of gene therapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy will continue to move the field forward in 2017.
The objective would be to exploit pre-clinical cancer models and define and validate «drug - able»
targets in pediatric cancers, some of which will likely be of importance to the cancers common among adults as well.
In a previous study, Sredni and colleagues were the first to describe PLK4 as a therapeutic target for brain tumors and
in pediatric cancer.