Case Study: Osteosarcoma and Limb Salvage Surgery
Nov 13, 2020
Read this case study about a patient who received treatment for osteosarcoma and underwent limb salvage surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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CHOP Participates in a Multi-institutional Clinical Trial Leading to First-Ever Therapy for Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Oct 6, 2020
New therapy shrinks tumors associated with NF1 and improves quality of life.
CHOP Researchers Use Precision Medicine to Reverse Severe Lymphatic Disorder in a Patient with KLA
Oct 5, 2020
Using genetic sequencing and targeted treatment, CHOP researchers resolved a severe lymphatic disorder in a young woman with KLA, a complex and rare disorder.
Small Study Shows Convalescent Plasma is Safe to Use in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19
Sep 8, 2020
CHOP researchers show convalescent plasma appears to be a safe and possibly effective treatment for children with life-threatening cases of COVID-19.
Two CHOP Physicians Present at PTEN Symposium
Sep 8, 2020
Drs. Adams and MacFarland among select group of conference speakers.
How to Build and Maintain a Child’s Resilience
Sep 1, 2020
Whether at home or in the hospital, these strategies can assist children to recover and adapt in difficult situations.
Theodore Laetsch Joins Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to Launch Very Rare Malignant Tumors Program
Sep 1, 2020
A national leader in pediatric oncology research and treatment, Dr. Laetsch will also lead CHOP’s Developmental Therapeutics Program.
New Treatment Shows Success in High-Risk Solid Tumors
Aug 24, 2020
The CHOP-engineered therapy overcomes common drug resistance and has potential to elicit fewer toxicities than most cancer treatments.
2020 Guidelines for Participation in School for Oncology Patients
Aug 3, 2020
Learn some general principles about returning to school after COVID-19 for cancer patients and their caregivers.
New Computational Model by CHOP Researchers Identifies Noncoding Mutations Across Five Pediatric Cancers
Jul 24, 2020
In a study in Science Advances, CHOP researchers describe a new algorithm that identifies mutations in the 98% of the human genome that does not code for genes.