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Renal Masses in Childhood: An Australian PerspectiveChildhood renal masses comprise a heterogeneous group of conditions that have a wide range of presentations. This review outlines an approach to the diagnostic work-up of childhood renal masses and discusses the most common presentations and treatments. Renal tumours make up 5% of childhood cancer in Australia, with Wilms tumour being the most common under age 10 years.
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A systematic review on the impact of delayed local therapy in patients with Ewing sarcoma of the pelvisLocal treatment of pelvic Ewing Sarcoma (EWS) is czhallenging due to complex anatomy and potential complications. Local therapy may be deferred to maintain chemotherapy dose-intensity, but the impact of this delay on outcomes remains unclear.
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Ion channel modulator DPI-201-106 significantly enhances antitumor activity of DNA damage response inhibitors in glioblastomaGlioblastoma, a lethal high-grade glioma, has not seen improvements in clinical outcomes in nearly 30 years. Ion channels are increasingly associated with tumorigenesis, and there are hundreds of brain-penetrant drugs that inhibit ion channels, representing an untapped therapeutic resource. The aim of this exploratory drug study was to screen an ion channel drug library against patient-derived glioblastoma cells to identify new treatments for brain cancer.
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Finding new treatments for rare brain cancers in infantsThe WA Kids Cancer Centre has secured $1.1 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Paediatric Brain Cancer Research Stream 2 to develop more effective and less toxic treatments for rare brain cancers in infants.
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma: Initial features, outcome, and late effects in 75 children and adolescentsChildren with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma and no immunodeficiency have a good outcome
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Parental smoking, maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the risk of neuroblastoma in children. A pooled analysis of the ESCALE and ESTELLE French studiesOur findings provide some evidence of an association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and Neuroblastoma
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Activation of ERBB4 in Glioblastoma Can Contribute to Increased Tumorigenicity and Influence Therapeutic ResponseThe functional effects of increased ERBB4 activation identify ERBB4 as a potential prognostic and therapeutic target
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Exercise training improves vascular function and secondary health measures in survivors of pediatric oncology related cerebral insultThis study demonstrates that exercise is achievable and has positive effects on vascular function, submaximal fitness, local strength and physical activity in a population of AYA survivors of pediatric oncology related cerebral insult
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New therapeutic opportunities from dissecting the pre-B leukemia bone marrow microenvironmentWe provide evidence that targeting leukemia-induced bone loss is a therapeutic strategy for pre-B ALL
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International experience in the development of patient-derived xenograft models of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomaThis multi-center study provides valuable information on the success rate of establishing patient-derived pre-clinical models of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma