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Perth researchers decipher genetic pattern that predicts leukaemia relapse

Cancer researchers at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research have discovered a genetic pattern that predicts the likelihood of relapse

Continuing the cancer fight

Work by the Institute's Division of Children's Leukaemia and Cancer Research has been recognised with three research grants from the Cancer Council of WA.

Apache Energy joins Telethon Institute in cancer research partnership

Apache Energy and the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research today signed a two-year partnership

Adventurers deliver on a promise to help kids with cancer

A state of the art 3D molecular imager that will help researchers monitor how brain tumours grow has been delivered to the Telethon Institute.

New study examines vacccine to prevent cervical cancer

The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research today announced a new study investigating a vaccine to prevent infection of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

Cyclophosphamide chemotherapy sensitizes tumor cells to TRAIL-dependent CD8 T cell-mediated immune attack resulting in suppression of tumor growth

Anti-cancer chemotherapy can be simultaneously lymphodepleting and immunostimulatory.

Fetal growth and risk of childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

The relation between intrauterine growth and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia was investigated in an Australian population-based case-control...

Receptor mutation is not a common mechanism of naturally occurring glucocorticoid resistance in leukaemia cell lines

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are among the most important drugs for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).

Targeting the effector site with IFN-alphabeta-inducing TLR ligands reactivates tumor-resident CD8 T cell responses to eradicate established solid tumors

Effective antitumor CD8 T cell responses may be activated by directly targeting the innate immune system within tumors.

New treatments on horizon for rarest child brain cancers

The WA Kids Cancer Centre has a suite of world-leading research projects to unlock new treatments for childhood cancers.