Pediatric Cancer
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Molecular Profiling in Pediatric Cancer Trials Continues to Prove Valuable for Treatment Matching
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The GAIN/iCat2 study and the Pediatric MATCH trial showed that molecular data has a significant impact on treatment recommendations for kids with cancer.
The liquid biopsy method analyzes fragment ends within recurrently protected regions in cell-free DNA from a patient's urine sample.
MSK Team Explores Clinical Utility of Germline Testing for Pediatric Cancer Patients
The researchers found that 18 percent of pediatric cancer patients tested with MSK-IMPACT harbored one or more inherited risk mutation.
Genetic Loci Influence Risk of Cardiomyopathy in Pediatric Cancer Survivors of African Ancestry
Researchers uncovered genetic loci that may influence why childhood cancer survivors of African ancestry are more likely to develop therapy-linked cardiomyopathy.
Neuroblastoma Super Enhancer Profiles Pinpoint Four Epigenetic Subtypes
Using a combination of genomic and epigenomic profiling, researchers spelled out super enhancer-based subtypes, including one linked to poor clinical outcomes.
Aug 7, 2020