The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
Relapsed Pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has a notoriously low remission rate—but now, thanks to childhood cancer researchers and the FDA, there is more hope on the horizon.
In August 2017, the FDA approved CAR (Chimeric Antigen Receptor) T Cell immunotherapy as a treatment for certain types of ALL. This is the first gene therapy to achieve FDA approval in the United States and one of the few major breakthroughs and approvals for pediatric oncology in recent years.
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Challenge your friends and family to a Halloween-themed Scavenger Hunt and help ALSF scare away childhood cancer, for good!
Monsters are scary, but childhood cancer is scarier. Childhood cancer is the number one cause of death by disease in children in the United States. During the month of October, over 20,000 children (nearly 700 a day!) will be affected by an initial or recurrent diagnosis of childhood cancer. Research is needed and it is needed NOW.
Together, we can change this scary fact and work together towards cures.
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We are halfway through the month of September and halfway through The Million Mile, the largest childhood cancer awareness challenge that funds researchers so they can find better treatments and more cures for kids battling cancer. Now is a great time to check in and see how your mile logging is going.
Maybe you are racing ahead to the finish line, ahead of your goal and ready to go farther than you planned. Or maybe you are lagging a little behind and need some ideas to catch up? No matter where you are on your journey, we have some... Read More
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