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CHOP Researchers Find NTRK Fusions More Common than Expected in Pediatric Tumors
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CHOP researchers have found that NTRK fusions are more common than expected in pediatric tumors, which could lead to better screening and treatment.
FDA Approves Drug for Rare Form of Pediatric Cancer
Published on in CHOP News, Cancer Connections
The FDA has approved a treatment that targets ALK mutations in relapsed, refractory ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
Project BE-WEHL Helps Families Reduce Stress, Cope with Trauma
Published on in CHOP News
BE-WEHL is an in-home wellness program that includes mindfulness, deep breathing, yoga and infant or child massage education for the entire family.
Study Demonstrates Efficacy of New Treatment for Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Related Tumors
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A Phase 2 clinical trial involving CHOP and the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium showed cabozantinib reduced tumor volume and pain.
CHOP and Penn Researchers Identify Nanoparticles that Could Be Used in Therapeutic mRNA Delivery before Birth
Published on in CHOP News
In a proof-of-concept study, CHOP and Penn researchers have identified ionizable lipid nanoparticles that could be used to deliver mRNA as part of fetal therapy.
Researchers Uncover A Previously Underappreciated Mechanism that Turns Off Clotting Factor in Hemophilia A
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CHOP researchers identified an in vivo role for activated protein C (APC), which could potentially be exploited for future hemophilia A treatments.
CHOP Researchers Identify Protein that Restricts Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
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Using a novel proteomics approach, CHOP researchers have identified a host protein that restricts herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infection.
Researchers Find No Benefit to Higher Red Cell Transfusions in Preterm Infants
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In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers in a CHOP-led study found no benefit to higher red blood cell transfusions in preterm babies.
Long-Term Study Finds Dozens of New Genetic Markers Associated with Lifetime Bone Growth
Published on in CHOP News
Findings suggest that risk of fractures occurring in later life could be identified in childhood and may lead to tailored interventions.
CHOP Receives $2.5 Million Donation from Abramson Family to Establish Pediatric Emergency Department at New King of Prussia Hospital
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CHOP announced today it will name the emergency department in its new inpatient hospital in King of Prussia, PA after the late Madlyn K. Abramson, supported by a $2.5 million gift from The Abramson Family Foundation.