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A Heartfelt Haven: The 3 South Playroom Refresh
The 3 South Playroom in CHOP’s Main Building officially reopened after a renovation funded by generous support from Dancing While Cancering, the Maddie Kramer Foundation.
New Research from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to Transform Standard of Care Across the Globe for Newly Diagnosed Children with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) announced the results of a Phase 3 study that demonstrated adding the bi-specific T-cell engager, blinatumomab, to chemotherapy for newly diagnosed National Cancer Institute (NCI) standard risk (SR) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) pediatric patients significantly improves survival outcomes. The results were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine and will be presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition on December 8.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors Are At-Risk for Social Deficits, Fewer Friendships, and Poor Peer Relationships
In a recent study, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) demonstrated that children treated for brain tumors face persistent social challenges, including limited friendships and reduced peer acceptance, extending into adulthood. The study is the first to link disruptions in white matter connectivity to impaired social functioning in survivors of pediatric brain tumors.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Identify Gene Signature for High-Risk Form of T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Study identified a drug for potential use in future precision medicine clinical trials
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Recognizes Five CHOP Physicians Selected to Join the American Pediatric Society in 2025
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced that five of its physicians and researchers were among the ninety-eight new members selected to join the American Pediatric Society (APS), one of North America's first and most prestigious academic pediatric organizations.
Dr. Yael Mossé Named a Recipient of the 2024 Penn Medicine Awards of Excellence
Yael Mossé, MD, received the William Osler Patient Oriented Research Award, which was established in 1996 to honor Osler, a “Father of Clinical Medicine” who, in the 1800s, revolutionized clinical teaching and patient-oriented research at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Launches Global Partnership to Establish a CAR-T Therapy Program in Brazil
Made possible with a $4 million grant from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, CHOP cell therapy specialists will offer their expertise and resources to oversee this initiative.
CHOP Cell and Gene Therapy Researcher Receives NIH New Innovator Award
Evan Weber will use this “high risk, high reward” grant to fund research into improving CAR-T therapies.
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Reveal New Insights into Non-Inflammatory Causes of Rare Neurological Symptoms in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults Following CAR-T Therapy
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed for the first time that children, adolescents and young adults may experience very rare neurological issues of paraparesis and quadriparesis following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, a type of immunotherapy used to treat B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL). Additionally, these complications occurred without the type of inflammation typically seen in adults. The findings were published today in the journal Blood.
New Avenues
CHOP researchers are aiming to treat a wider range of cancers by reaching previously “unreachable” drug targets.