CCCR News and Updates
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Susan Furth Receives 2023 Excellence in Care Award from National Kidney Foundation
Published on in CHOP News
CHOP’s Chief Scientific Officer contributed to the organizations guidelines for treating children with chronic kidney disease.
CHOP Study Finds Multidisciplinary Approach Best When Assisting Families with Limited English Proficiency
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Implementing a series of quality improvement measures in the emergency room increased the use of medical interpreters and led to better documentation of language needs.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives $400,000 Grant from American Heart Association to Study Hormones Related to Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Health
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Aligned with CHOP and AHA’s shared mission to improve cardiac care, grant supports research aiming to discover new hormones secreted from the heart.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives $650,000 Donation to Advance Brain Tumor Research and Discoveries Within the Children’s Brain Tumor Network
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The Lilabean Foundation’s support will accelerate pace of translational research, discovery of new treatments for children and young adults with brain tumors.
CHOP Researchers Define a 3-Tiered Molecular Classification of Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, where Fusion Oncogenes Predict the Most Invasive Behavior
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CHOP researchers have defined a 3-tiered molecular classification of pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer, where fusion oncogenes predict the most invasive behavior.
CHOP Researchers Develop a New Class of CAR-T Cells that Target Previously Untargetable Cancer Drivers
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CHOP researchers have developed a novel cancer therapy that targets proteins inside cancer cells that are essential for tumor growth and survival but have been historically impossible to reach.
Cancer Researchers Receive Grant to Study Indolent Neuroblastoma
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Grant awarded to CHOP and collaborating institutions will fund research into identifying and treating slowly progressive neuroblastoma, which currently lacks treatment options.
CHOP Cancer Researchers Win 2021 AACR Team Science Award
Published on in CHOP News
The award was presented to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation-Stand Up 2 Cancer Pediatric Cancer Dream Team, co-led by CHOP, at the annual AACR conference.
Five Proposals Receive Seed Funds to Develop Medical Devices for Children
Published on in CHOP News
Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium supports projects addressing infant feeding development, neonatal jaundice, pediatric dysphagia, unplanned extubations, and adrenal crisis
Small Study Shows Convalescent Plasma is Safe to Use in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19
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CHOP researchers show convalescent plasma appears to be a safe and possibly effective treatment for children with life-threatening cases of COVID-19.