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'Care Bundle’ Prevents Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Ambulatory Pediatric Cancer Patients(2)

'Care Bundle’ Prevents Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Ambulatory Pediatric Cancer Patients

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International gene therapy trial for bubble boy disease shows promising early results

Rare cause of anemia in newborns often overlooked

Less Painful Drug Delivery for Pediatric Leukemia Patients is Safe, Effective, Research Suggests

Discovery holds promise for bubble boy patients

Gene therapy keeps bubble boy disease at bay in 8 children

My Sportsman: Nebraska Fan Jack Hoffman

Bubble Boy Disease Could Have a Cure

Mom, Son Battle Cancer Together with Inspiration and Teamwork

Study: Eating Nuts in Pregnancy May Lower Child’s Allergy Risk

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Antipsychotic Drug Exhibits Cancer-Fighting Properties

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Fertility Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer

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Mutation Discovery May Improve Treatment for Rare Brain Tumor Type

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Sick Kids Need Faster Drug Testing

Long-term Survival Among Patients with Most Common Childhood Brain Tumor is High

Normal Enzyme Aids a Mutant One to Fuel Blood Cancer’s Growth

Alisha’s Strength Drives Cancer Fight

Hope Grows for Sickle Cell Disease Patients

Vermont Girl Gets Second Bone Marrow Transplant

Sick Vt. Kids Highlight Need for Bone Marrow Donors

Attleboro Police Make Room for a Middleborough Boy with Cancer

NH Boy Adopted from Ethiopia Finds Bone Marrow Match with African Siblings

Scientists Find Potential Drug Targets in Deadly Pediatric Brain Tumors

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Gene Linked to Pediatric Kidney Cancer Suggests New Strategies for Kidney Regeneration

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Medical Education to Fight Global Cancer

Children with Low-grade Glioma Enjoy Long-term Survival

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Researchers Uncover Link Between Down Syndrome and Childhood Leukemia

Billerica High Cell-out to Help Boy with Leukemia Worthy of a Standing ‘O’

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In Children with Cancer, Navy SEALS Find “Like-Minded” Warriors

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Study Calls for Revisiting Guidelines for Screening Childhood Cancer Survivors at Risk of Congestive Heart Failure

US News Names Dana-Farber Boston Children’s #1

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Stem Cell Transplants for Metabolic Disorders of the Brain

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In Cancer’s Aftermath, Young Adults Find Support from Each Other

A Young Cancer Patient’s Take on “The Fault in Our Stars”

Exploring Scorpion Venom’s Potential to Treat Cancer

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Just 16, Karina Moreira Battles Cancer in her Own Style

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Cancer Diagnosis Cant Shake These First-time Parents

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Common Genetic Variations May Contribute to Treatment-related Cognitive Problems in Children with Leukemia

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Unlocking the Secrets of Pediatric Cancers can Help Doctors Treat Children and Adults

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Gene Therapy for “Bubble Boy” Disease Appears to be Effective and Safe

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David G. Nathan, MD, Wins Boston Children’s Hospital Inaugural Lifetime Impact Award

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Imaging Captures How Blood Stem Cells Take Root

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Boston Hospitals Pave Way for Precision Medicine

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Potential gene therapy approach to sickle cell disease highlighted at ASH

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Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation awards $1.75 million grant to Dana-Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

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Drug shortage linked to greater risk of relapse in young Hodgkin lymphoma patients

Justin Bieber Dream Date Shines Light on Rare Pediatric Cancer

American Association for Cancer Research honors D'Andrea

Key mutations discovered for most common childhood brain cancer

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Discussing Child’s Cancer Prognosis More Likely to Produce Peace of Mind and Decrease Anxiety in Parents

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What Are the Differences Between Adult and Childhood Brain Tumors?

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What You Need to Know for Life After Childhood Cancer Treatment

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Mahra Beats Cancer and Avoids Amputation

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Disparities in Outcomes for Children with Rare Eye Cancer Suggest Unequal Access to Primary Care

Study Uses Gene Editing to Take Brakes Off Lab-based Red Blood Cell Production

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Clinical Trials for Relapsed Cancer (ACCT Clinic)

Children with Childhood Leukemia Benefit from Prophylactic Antibiotics

Early Gene Therapy Results in Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Promising

Therapy Directed Against Platelets Does Not Significantly Reduce Painful Crises in Sickle Cell Disease

Studies highlight new drug targets or compounds for acute myeloid leukemia

Special holiday concert features young violinist and surgeon who removed her brain tumor

More than two-thirds of teen and young adult cancer patients facing end of life use aggressive measures

Genetic Sequencing Can Help Guide Treatment in Children with Solid Tumors

Genetic Cause Identified in Rare Pediatric Brain Tumor

In Precision Medicine, Pioneering Young Patient Teaches Veteran Doctor

Transfusional Iron Overload Evaluations

Childhood leukemia patients from high-poverty areas more likely to suffer early relapse

Study explores how high-fat diet influences colon cancer

Amazing Allison: A young 'pioneer' and the Boston doctors who saved her

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The Coalition for Pediatric Medical Research: Recommended Pediatric Priorities for the Cancer Moonshot Initiative

Making a difference: Treating sickle cell disease in Liberia

Young adult survivors of childhood cancer report

Evidence suggesting link between cancer and light therapy

Q & A: Making sense of new research on possible link between phototherapy for newborn jaundice and cancer

Brave boy donates bone marrow to sister fighting leukemia

Science commentary explores ways to pay for success in gene therapy

Genetic treatments for sickle cell

We’ve known for 50 years what causes sickle cell disease. Where’s the cure?

Dual stem-cell transplant improves outlook for children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Dana-Farber Boston Children’s remains nation’s #1 pediatric cancer program

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Make children’s cancer research a ‘moonshot’ priority

How drug companies use gifts and internships to reach valuable hemophilia patients

America is great at beating childhood cancer and it’s about to get better

What the cancer moonshot might mean for kids

Patriots’ Nate Solder seeks normalcy after hellish year

Childhood cancer deaths: Brain cancer overtakes leukemia as top cause

Finally, hope for a young patient with CGD

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Fighting genetic disease with help of HIV virus

Research into basic workings of immune system points to way of improving therapies for cancer and chronic infection

Scientists tackle DIPG, a lethal childhood brain cancer

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Gene therapy offers hope for treatment of sickle cell anemia

Boston Children’s hires a chief scientific officer

The role of early phase clinical trials in end-of-life care for children

Intimate photos show young Guatemalan boy’s journey through cancer

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Rare Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Primary Mediastinal B-cell Lymphoma

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Children with Down syndrome and acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Deaths in cancer trials remain mystery for promising therapy

Pioneering doctor reflects on gene therapy’s trajectory

Sickle cell disease: An unpredictable adversary

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Gene therapy trial gives Coopersville toddler second chance at life

SCID-X1 Clinical Trial

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Precision medicine advances pediatric brain tumor diagnosis and treatment

In overhauling Obamacare the details matter

It’s not an even playing field

Travel dreams fulfilled for 9-year-old with terminal cancer

Stem-cell-derived cells flag possible new treatment for Diamond-Blackfan anemia

Angiosarcoma

From moving mountains to climbing mountains, Fulton native seeks to redefine ‘possible’

The Lifesaving Care Act

Martial arts instructors volunteer with kids fighting cancer

One boy’s cure raises hopes and questions about gene therapy for sickle cell disease

How a child made scientists think of cytokines as knobs instead of switches

How dogs may help fight bone cancer

Leukemia in Children

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Anaplastic Astrocytoma

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Dana-Farber/Boston Children's again named a top national pediatric cancer program

Novel CRISPR-Cas9 genetic screening approach enables discovery of new drug targets to aid cancer immunotherapy

Dana-Farber/Boston Children's responds to FDA approval of CAR-T cell therapy

Gene therapy halts progression of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy in clinical trial

Two Dana-Farber/Boston Children's faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine

Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy Clinical Trial

KYMRIAH: CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed ALL

The CAR T-Cell Therapy Team

A new gene therapy transplantation technique could improve treatment of neurodegenerative disease

Bursting with gene therapies and other innovative treatments, the overall survival rate for our blood and marrow transplant patients is exceeding expectations

Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s researcher is part of a new Stand Up To Cancer campaign with Marvel Studios’ Avengers and American Airlines

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Hemophilia A Gene Therapy Clinical Trial

Pioneering hematologist to receive 2018 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science

Liver Tumor Treatment Team

Dana-Farber/Boston Children's again ranked among the top national pediatric cancer programs

Vietnamese boy thrives after gene therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

The space between heartache and happiness: Two sons with adrenoleukodystrophy and a gene therapy clinical trial

New gene therapy clinical trial offers hope for sickle cell disease

Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center establishes training program with Egypt Cancer Network and Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt

Intensified chemotherapy shows promise for children with very high-risk form of leukemia

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Gene Editing Study Reveals Possible Achilles Heel of Sickle Cell Disease

Almost One Third of Families of Children with Cancer Have Unmet Basic Needs During Treatment

Gene therapy trial wrenches families as one child’s death saves another

Biden should take a note from the original moonshot: Focus on just one cancer

Finding a cure wouldn’t mean we’ve defeated cancer

Outpatient bloodstream infections costly for pediatric stem cell transplant and cancer patients

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BCL11A-based gene therapy for sickle cell disease passes key preclinical test

Discovery offers prospect of shorter treatment and cure for chronic myelogenous leukemia

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A new, faster route for pediatric clinical trials

Revealing new mutations in pediatric myelodysplastic syndromes

Delays in diagnosis worsen outlook for minority, uninsured pediatric retinoblastoma patients, study finds

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Scientists find mutation driving pediatric brain tumors

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