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The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers share in State Government science grants

Four The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers are among those who have received funding in the WA State Government's Merit Award Program announced today.

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Melanoma

Melanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, occurs when abnormal skin cells multiply rapidly in an uncontrolled way.

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Brain Tumour

Brain tumours are the second most common cancer in children (after leukaemia).

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Whole genome and biomarker analysis of patients with recurrent glioblastoma on bevacizumab: A subset analysis of the CABARET trial.

Whole genome sequencing of poor and exceptional survivors identified a gain in Chromosome 19 that was exclusive to the exceptional survivors

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Impaired T cell proliferation by ex vivo BET-inhibition impedes adoptive immunotherapy in a murine melanoma model

We established a pipeline to assess the effects of epigenetic modifiers on CD8+ T cell proliferation, differentiation, and efficacy in a preclinical melanoma model

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Cochrane corner: platinum-induced hearing loss after treatment for childhood cancer

This systematic review shows that children treated with platinum analogues are at risk of developing hearing loss

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Risk of cancer among children with birth defects: A novel approach

This novel approach aimed to prevent inflated hazard ratios arising from reverse causation, and allow identification of associations beyond those already...

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The role of CCN family genes in haematological malignancies

Haematological malignancies, although a broad range of specific disease types, continue to show considerable overlap in classification, and patients are...

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Regular exercise improves the well-being of parents of children with cancer

Mental health benefits of a pedometer-based exercise intervention for parents of children with cancer were identified.

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CCI-007, a novel small molecule with cytotoxic activity against infant leukemia with MLL rearrangements

Identified CCI-007 as a novel small molecule that displays rapid toxicity towards a subset of MLL-r, CALM-AF10 and SET-NUP214 leukemia cell lines