Promising new strategy to attack the most lethal brain tumor in children
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 16:31
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have revealed new insight into how the most deadly pediatric brain tumor, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), may develop. They also have identified a compound that targets the "on" switch for cancer-promoting genes, which resulted in shrinking tumor size and increased survival in an animal model of DIPG. Preparations for a clinical trial are now under way.