What factors affect the survival of children and young people with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia?
Finding out what makes ALL more high-risk, such as age of diagnosis or type of initial treatment.
We have been funding expert research since 2016, aiming to ensure that every child and young person has a safe and effective treatment for their cancer, and that they can live long and happy lives post-treatment.
Finding out what makes ALL more high-risk, such as age of diagnosis or type of initial treatment.
Developing a test to select patients who can be treated with a new medicine that prevents steroid resistance.
Investigating the possibility of combining a medicine that blocks the process with a medicine that triggers a cell's defensive response to treat ALL.
Investigating the best follow up methods for childhood leukaemia to improve aftercare.
Finding which MEK inhibitors work best for children with acute myeloid leukaemia.
Understanding how proteins act inside acute myeloid leukaemia cells, to find new drug targets.
Testing nanoparticles as a way of getting drugs where they are needed for acute myeloid leukaemia.
Looking at the genetics of bone marrow samples to see which genes affect resistance to treatment.
Finding drugs which target genes that drive high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.