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Retinoblastoma

Retinoblastoma is a type of cancer that starts in the retina, which is the very back part of the eye. It is the most common type of eye cancer in children. 

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Latest Retinoblastoma grants

Identification of Aberrantly Methylated Differentially Expressed Genes to Distinguish High- vs. Low-Risk Retinoblastoma
Jesse Berry, MD, Principal Investigator
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Reach Grants, Awarded 2023
Mechanisms to Redirect Tumor Associated Macrophages to Target Retinoblastoma Cells
Timothy Hallstrom, PhD, Principal Investigator
The Regents of the University of Minnesota
Innovation Grants, Awarded 2023
Molecular Landscape for Targeted Therapy in Retinoblastoma
James Harbour, MD, Principal Investigator
University of Miami
Innovation Grants, Awarded 2018
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Retinoblastoma Heroes

David Berkey
David Berkey
Kade Fuller
Samantha Dalbec
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Ahzari French
Kaleigh Hawrylo
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Latest Retinoblastoma blog posts

Quarterly Childhood Cancer Research Update: Spring 2021
As the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Director of Science, I work to evaluate our funded research projects to track progress and find gaps in funding so that we can direct more research dollars to the largest areas of need, and to... more
Traveling for Childhood Cancer Treatment During a Pandemic (One Family’s Journey)
In March 2020, as New York City began to shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malicki family from Wisconsin began to plan their trip East, to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), located right in epicenter of the outbreak... more
How Tissue Donation is Helping Childhood Cancer Research
When Lilly faced surgery after relapsing, her family made the decision to donate extra tumor tissue to research instead of throwing it away. 

“We hope that Lilly’s neuroblastoma tumor can be some small part of helping other children who... more
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Olivia Reardon

When Olivia’s parents noticed swelling behind her right eye, they took her to an ophthalmologist who sent them to the ER right away... Olivia had a tumor the size of a golf ball. More than 66 weeks of treatment later, Olivia has reached remission!
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