Topics: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Penn State College of Medicine, Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium leading clinical trial to test new drug combination in neuroblastoma

Dec 4, 2024

The clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of a novel drug combination in treating neuroblastoma, a rare and challenging pediatric cancer.

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Penn State Health Children’s Hospital ranks among the best in the nation for pediatric cancer and behavioral health care

Oct 8, 2024

For the 14th consecutive year, Penn State Health Children’s Hospital has earned recognition from U.S. News & World Report for its exceptional patient care.

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Penn State College of Medicine, Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium and Four Diamonds launch clinical trial that aims to combat solid tumors

Sep 30, 2024

A study aims to evaluate the investigational drug, silmitasertib, in combination with FDA-approved drugs for solid tumors.

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College of Medicine awarded $4 million grant to advance pediatric oncology research

Sep 25, 2024

Dr. Sinisa Dovat has been awarded a $4 million grant to advance his research in pediatric oncology.

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‘I wanted to change the outcomes’: Sholler’s career leads to neuroblastoma breakthrough

Sep 4, 2024

For two decades, Dr. Giselle Saulnier Sholler has made saving the lives of children faced with an aggressive cancer called neuroblastoma her life's mission.

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Hyundai Hope on Wheels presents $400,000 grant for pediatric cancer research

Aug 28, 2024

Hyundai Hope on Wheels is supporting pediatric oncology research at Penn State College of Medicine.

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Q&A: Finding novel therapies for childhood cancer

Jul 17, 2024

Giselle Saulnier Sholler, director of pediatric oncology research, discusses her quest to transform cancer care

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The voice: Four Diamonds-funded translator helps families struck by childhood cancer

Feb 5, 2024

When dancers take the floor at THON, one of the outcomes they're dancing for is Ernesto Garcia, medical interpreter in the pediatric hematology-oncology unit at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.

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FDA approves pediatric neuroblastoma drug based on Penn State College of Medicine professor’s work

Dec 20, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug — based on Giselle Saulnier Sholler's research and clinical trials — to reduce the risk of relapse for pediatric high-risk neuroblastoma patients.

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Cancer Institute researcher receives grant award to increase diversity in clinical trials

Dec 1, 2023

Penn State Cancer Institute researcher Stuthi Perimbeti, MD, has received the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award.

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