Childhood Cancers | Tumor

CURE’s childhood cancers page is a go-to resource for oncology news and updates in the world of childhood cancers Here, readers will find cancer articles, videos, podcasts, and more with expert insight into the latest treatments and research in childhood cancers.

FDA Approves Retevmo for Some Adults and Children With Thyroid Cancer

June 12th 2024, 7:00pm

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The Food and Drug Administration granted a traditional approval to Retevmo for adult and pediatric patients 2 years old and older with advanced or metastatic RET fusion-positive thyroid cancer.

FDA Approves Retevmo for RET-Positive Pediatric Cancers

May 29th 2024, 4:41pm

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Retevmo was approved for childhood metastatic medullary thyroid, thyroid and solid tumors with RET mutations or gene fusions.

Cure Pediatric Cancer

May 29th 2024, 1:00pm

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Curing childhood cancer, any kind, is no place to be divided.

Ojemda Preserves Quality of Life, Limits Cognitive Effects in Low-Grade Glioma

May 8th 2024, 9:05pm

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Ojemda treatment for certain patients with pediatric low-grade glioma is “well-tolerated” and may be safer than traditional options, an expert told CURE®.

FDA Approves Ojemda for Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma

April 23rd 2024, 7:01pm

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The FDA has granted accelerated approval to Ojemda for patients 6 months and older with relapsed or refractory pediatric low-grade glioma with a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or BRAF V600 mutation.

FDA Approves Lutathera for Pediatric GEP-NETs

April 23rd 2024, 4:38pm

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Lutathera was approved for patients 12 or older with SSTR-positive gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, the FDA announced.

Prisms of Sparkling Light Through Cancer's Storm

April 1st 2024, 1:00pm

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Cancer comes with an awful storm, but the prisms of light can make it a little less worse.

Besponsa ‘More Effective’ at Driving Remission for Pediatric B-ALL

March 29th 2024, 1:00pm

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Besponsa provides another — and potentially more effective — option outside of traditional chemotherapy for pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory B-ALL.

Music Therapy Helps Children With Cancer, Eases Caregiver Burden

March 26th 2024, 7:00pm

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Musical play engages children with cancer, which relieves stress for them and their parents/caregivers, an expert said.

FDA Grants Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to LSTA1 in Osteosarcoma

March 25th 2024, 10:00pm

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The investigational drug LSTA1 is being explored for the treatment of osteosarcoma, which starts in the bones and accounts for 2% of childhood cancers.