MEMPHIS, Tenn. and SINGAPORE, Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St. Jude), the U.S. hospital leading the way the world understands, treats and cures childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases, together with Tessa Therapeutics (Tessa), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the establishment of a …
Tag Archives: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
September, 2018
January, 2018
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5 January
Tumor Suppressor Gene Variants Identified as Cancer ‘Double Whammy’ for Leukemia Patients
Newly identified germline variations in a key tumor suppressor gene predispose individuals to develop leukemia as children and leave them with a 1-in-4 chance of developing a second cancer later. TP scientists led the study, which appears today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Researchers sequenced the TP53 tumor suppressor gene in 3,858 children …
August, 2016
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10 August
Rare Genetic Variations May Solve Mystery of Porphyria Severity in Some Patients
An international research team has linked rare variations in a cell membrane protein to the wide variation in symptom severity that is a hallmark of porphyria, a rare disorder that often affects the skin, liver and nervous system. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital helped to lead the research, which appears …
January, 2016
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15 January
Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer Living Longer Partly Due to Treatment Changes
Memphis, Tennessee, January 13, 2016–Evidence from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) suggests that changes in childhood cancer treatment and follow-up care have reduced deaths from the late effects of cancer treatment and extended the lives of childhood cancer survivors. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators led the research, which …
May, 2015
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4 May
New Tool Dramatically Improves Method for Identifying Genetic Alterations in Tumors
Scientists developed an improved method for finding genetic alterations that are difficult to identify by other methods and are key in various cancers. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have developed a significantly better computing tool for finding genetic alterations that play an important role in many cancers but were …