What happens in cells to make neuroblastoma develop and how can we stop this?
Looking at what extra pieces of chromosomes do in neuroblastoma and how these work with the MYCN protein to convert healthy cells into cancer cells.
Understanding what the red flags are in aggressive neuroblastoma to improve and develop treatments
Finding out which changes to how DNA is read in neuroblastoma can give doctors more information about the cancer, and investigating whether these changes could be stopped through medicines.
Developing a kinder and more effective immunotherapy for neuroblastoma
Modifying current immunotherapy so that it doesn't cause damage to nerve cells and instead targets three molecules to help kill neuroblastoma cells more effectively.
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.
Investigating nanomedicines to make treatment safer for children with cancer
Looking at how nanoparticles could improve drug delivery and reduce toxicity for young cancer patients.
Targeting a relapse causing protein to treat childhood acute myeloid leukaemia
Investigating how a protein that causes relapse in acute myeloid leukaemia interacts with the genetic code, and whether these interactions could be prevented.
Investigating why some children get leukaemia after treatment for other cancers
Looking at the early stages of leukaemia that develops after treatment for other cancers to find out what changes occur and how to fight it.
Protecting young hearts from chemotherapy-related heart problems
Investigating whether giving a medicine before doxorubicin cancer treatment could prevent heart damage.
Assessing a potent drug combination to fight Wilms tumour
Using two drugs to prevent an essential Wilms tumour protein interacting with a growth-promoting protein, and testing this treatment in patient samples.