Childhood Cancer

Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a type of childhood cancer that most commonly originates in the adrenal glands but can also develop in the nerve tissues in the neck, chest, abdomen or pelvis. It is the most common extracranial solid tumor cancer in childhood and the most common cancer in infancy. Neuroblastoma is divided into three risk categories: low, intermediate and high risk. 

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Latest Neuroblastoma grants

Ian Delahunty, PhD, Principal Investigator
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Young Investigator Grants, Awarded 2024
Timothy Spear, MD/PhD, Principal Investigator
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Young Investigator Grants, Awarded 2024
Lingzhi Li, PhD, Principal Investigator
Baylor College of Medicine
Young Investigator Grants, Awarded 2024

Latest Neuroblastoma blog posts

If you ask Cole Fitzgerald what it is like to face childhood cancer for a second time — fifteen years after his first rare cancer diagnosis — Cole will say in his Jersey accent: 

“It is what it is.”

And what it is this second time around... more
Chemotherapy has long been a part of the frontline treatment plan for kids battling high-risk neuroblastoma. But when neuroblastoma becomes chemotherapy resistant, doctors are left with a dwindling list of options for children, who are... more
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