Researchers report benefits of new standard treatment study for rare paediatric brain cancer
Sunday, October 11, 2009 - 07:56
in Health & Medicine
A team of researchers led by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre unveiled results today from the largest-ever collaborative study addressing the treatment of a rare paediatric brain tumour. The findings suggest a new standard protocol could improve survival nearly two-fold for paediatric patients with choroid plexus tumours, as reported at the 41st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP)...