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.
This project aims to find out more about kidney damage in teenagers and young adults who have been treated for cancer. Dr Nicola Hughes wants to know what puts young people with cancer at risk of kidney damage, and to create helpful information for patients and their families.
This project will investigate how young people and their families experience skin cancer. Dr Wendy McInally hopes to further develop the teenage and young adult cancer service, and create information that will help young people with skin cancer and their families.
Developing a test to select patients who can be treated with a new medicine that prevents steroid resistance.
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
Investigating the possibility of combining a medicine that blocks the process with a medicine that triggers a cell's defensive response to treat ALL.
A clinical trial testing the use of the 'pink drink' dye in children with brain tumours.
Testing new targeted drugs for retinoblastoma to find new treatment options.
Investigating the best follow up methods for childhood leukaemia to improve aftercare.
