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Research Highlight|October 21, 2021

New study reveals the genes that drive cancer in a subset of patients with medulloblastoma

A new international study led by researchers partly funded by the TFRI has uncovered a number of genes that drive cancer in a subset of patients with ...

Research Highlight|May 27, 2021

Study reveals key genetic mutation that leads to the development of aggressive pediatric brain tumour

A study by a Quebec-based team that includes several TFRI-funded researchers has found that many patients with a subtype of gliomas known as G34R/V hi...

Research Highlight|November 30, 2020

Mapping out the mystery of blood stem cells

Using state-of-the art sequencing technology, Princess Margaret scientists have revealed how stem cells are able to generate new blood cells throughou...

Research Highlight|May 19, 2020

Scientists identify promising immunotherapy combination for pediatric brain cancer

An international team that includes TFRI-funded researchers has discovered that combining immunotherapy with a drug called tumor necrosis factor (TNF)...

Research Highlight|June 03, 2019

Scientists find common brain cancer found in childhood is related to early brain development

A new study on the origin and development of pediatric tumours of the cerebellum, such as medulloblastoma, has concluded that these tumours are a diso...

Research Highlight|May 15, 2018

Medulloblastoma leptomeningeal metastases can also occur through the bloodstream, study finds

Findings from a recent study published in Cell are breaking new ground in the pediatric brain cancer world, suggesting medulloblastoma cells can metas...

Research Highlight|September 06, 2017

Canadian, international researchers find new candidate drivers, subtype diversity in study of whole-genome landscape for children’s brain cancer

A new study has analyzed hundreds of sequenced medulloblastoma (MB) samples, identifying new targets that could give children with this disease less h...

Research Highlight|January 03, 2017

Personalizing treatment for patients with the most common malignant childhood brain tumour

A TFRI-funded research team studying the most common type of brain tumour in children recently demonstrated the benefits of personalizing treatment ...

Research Highlight|January 14, 2016

Biology of tumour changes when childhood brain cancer recurs, Canadian study finds

New research co-funded by the Terry Fox Research Institute offers a simple explanation as to why new and experimental treatments fail for children wit...

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