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Children’s Hospital Colorado oncologist Adam Green, MD, understands the risks of whole-brain radiation, but sometimes it’s an important part of the cure for cancers like medulloblastoma or high-risk leukemia. The problem is that in addition to the long-term cognitive challenges that can accompany this use of radiation, the treatment can actually cause new cancers: About…


New cancer drug shows promise in treating deadly pediatric brain tumors

High-grade glioma (HGG) is the leading cause of cancer death among children. HGGs are fast-growing tumors in the brain or spinal cord that arise from glial cells. Glioblastoma (GBM) and diffuse midline glioma (which includes most diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas or DIPGs) are two types of high-grade glioma most often seen in children. Led by…