Ependymomas are tumors that grow in the brain or spinal cord and are the third-most common type of brain tumor in children. This type of cancer affects about 250 children in the United States each ...
When broken strands of DNA get repaired improperly, they can stitch together in new “Frankengene” fusions that can cause cancer. Researchers from two labs in the Human Biology Division at Fred Hutch ...
Utilization of Next-Generation Sequencing in Conjunction With Immunohistochemistry to Predict Exceptional Response to Combination Immune Checkpoint Therapy in a Heavily Pretreated Patient With ...
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – March 25, 2026) Researchers have uncovered the long-sought explanation for how the most common cause of pediatric ependymoma, ZFTA-RELA fusions, leads to disease. Scientists at St.
Researchers have uncovered the long-sought explanation for how the most common cause of pediatric ependymoma, ZFTA-RELA fusions, leads to disease. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital ...
A study looking at the biophysical properties of an abnormal protein driving cancer cells is giving scientists new therapeutic clues for how to treat ependymoma, the third most common childhood brain ...