Understanding how neuroblastoma and immune cells join forces
Studying how neuroblastoma cells and immune cells interact over time to see how the cancer adapts to treatment.
Understanding how childhood cancers spread
Looking at how cancer cells alter the scaffolding inside the body that organises cells in order to spread and make new tumours.
How do immune cells protect childhood ependymoma tumours?
Looking at how brain tumours hijack immune cells, forcing them to support cancer growth instead of fighting it.
Rewriting cancer cell messages to slow down tumour growth
Testing medicines that can correct the genetic messages that help cancer cells grow out of control.
Making Wilms tumour cells go green
Developing a new dye to make kidney cancer surgery safer and more effective.
Designing a safer way to find and fight acute myeloid leukaemia cells in children
Investigating a protein found on leukaemia stem cells, the cells which cause relapse, and whether it could be a good drug target.
Understanding how lymphatic vessels talk to childhood kidney cancers
Investigating a new theory for how kidney cancer grows and spreads.
UMBRELLA PLUS - molecular-driven treatments for kidney cancer
Improving genetic testing for children with kidney cancers like Wilms tumour and finding a way to improve diagnosis and relapse monitoring.
What are the origins of liver cancer in children and why does treatment sometimes fail?
Understanding how hepatocellular carcinoma develops and what role the immune system plays.