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Cheers for CHOP Raises $735,000

Mar 6, 2019
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s sixth annual Cheers for CHOP raised $735,000 to support pediatric brain tumor research and care.

Case Study: Rotationplasty for Osteosarcoma

Jan 6, 2021
Van Nes rotationplasty surgery for osteosarcoma is a “functional amputation” in which the the foot is rotated 180 degrees on the vertical axis and the ankle becomes a functioning knee joint.

Working to Improve Cure Rates for High-risk Neuroblastoma

Nov 16, 2018
Researchers at CHOP are working to discover the fundamental mechanisms that subvert normal neural development and orchestrate neuroblastoma tumorigenesis, and then to translate this knowledge into more effective and less toxic therapies.