Cancer Center News

Colleen Callahan, RN, MSN, CRNP, a Nurse Practitioner on the Cancer Immunotherapy team in the Cancer Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is this year’s recipient of the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Pitcher of Hope Award.

A new CRISPR-based tool that is directly used on patients’ cancer cells can identify genes and regulatory elements driving AML. This first-of-its-kind approach reveals how individual patient cells respond to genetic changes and makes it easier to identify drug targets and understand why some cancers stop responding to treatment.

D3B is among several institutions that will help scale a national pediatric data and knowledge network to improve health outcomes for children with complex diseases, beginning with pediatric brain cancer.

This case study showcases how multidisciplinary evaluation and intraoperative pathology at CHOP enabled management of a rare paratesticular tumor.

Two new CHOP Cancer Center case reports show that picking the right genetic test matters – using the wrong assay can miss actionable alterations and change treatment options.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is pleased to announce that four of its Cancer Center clinicians and researchers were awarded $1.8 million in research grants from Braden’s Hope for Childhood Cancer, a Kansas City-based nonprofit that funds cutting-edge pediatric cancer research and raises community awareness.

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) identified promising methods to enhance the effectiveness of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric cancer.

Parents Brad and Debbie, whose daughter Sarah underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor, share their story.

Children with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) are treated with anthracyclines, which can harm the heart. CHOP researchers found dexrazoxane lowers heart risks in these patients.

Earlier this month, more than 1000 local philanthropists, corporate leaders and patient families came together for an evening of inspirational storytelling and impact at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) signature fundraiser, the Carousel Ball. The event raised more than $7 million directly benefiting pediatric care, research and education at CHOP.