Investigating an amino acid to improve medulloblastoma treatment
Looking at how medulloblastoma brain tumours use an amino acid, and whether blocking access to that resource would make cancer cells more susceptible to 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.
Looking at how medulloblastoma brain tumours use an amino acid, and whether blocking access to that resource would make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment.
Testing whether treatment could be safely reduced for children with germinoma brain tumours
Repurposing medicines to support a new type of immunotherapy for brain tumours.
Finding a way to use immunotherapy against a high-risk type of childhood brain tumour.
Looking at cancer samples to find markers that can predict how a child's cancer will respond to treatment.
Understanding how a repurposed drug attacks and kills diffuse midline glioma cells.
Testing four medicines to see if they can shut down the metabolism of brain cancer cells grown in the lab
Packing medicines into heat-sensitive liposomes to transport cancer treatments into the brain.
A clinical trial testing the use of the 'pink drink' dye in children with brain tumours.