Research
WHAT IS CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH CANCER?
WHAT IS CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH CANCER?
Like any cancer, pediatric cancers correspond to the disruption of a cell which, by multiplying, will disrupt the normal functioning of the body. Today, there are 100 different types of cancer in children and teenagers that affect 2,500 little warriors in France every year. CANCER: A SINGULAR NAME FOR A MULTIPLE DISEASE We often talk […]2 ADDITIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY FIGHT KIDS CANCER 2022!
2 ADDITIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY FIGHT KIDS CANCER 2022!
In June 2022, 5 research programs were selected by Fight Kids Cancer for funding thanks to our solidarity race Children without Cancer as well as those of our European partners KickCancer (Belgium), Kriibskrank Kanner (Luxembourg) and Fiagop (Italy). Excellent news: following the 4 races organized in September, 2 additional research projects can be funded this […]INCLUSION OF THE FIRST PATIENTS IN THE ASIDNA CLINICAL TRIAL
INCLUSION OF THE FIRST PATIENTS IN THE ASIDNA CLINICAL TRIAL
On the occasion of the opening of the international month for the fight against childhood cancer, the Institut Curie and the biotech Onxeo announced the inclusion of the 1st patient in the AsiDNA clinical trial funded by our European call for projects Fight Kids Cancer. The latter aims at assessing the effectiveness of AsiDNATM, a […]BIOMEDE 2.0, A NEW HOPE AGAINST INFILTRATING GLIOMA OF THE BRAIN STEM
BIOMEDE 2.0, A NEW HOPE AGAINST INFILTRATING GLIOMA OF THE BRAIN STEM
On September 23, BIOMEDE 2.0 opened. This international clinical trial, which we are financially supporting, is dedicated to malignant midline and brainstem gliomas. Its objective: to compare a promising drug, ONC201, with everolimus, a current targeted therapy treatment. Today, 10 to 15% of malignant brain tumors in children are infiltrating brainstem gliomas. Despite progress in […]UNCAN: A EUROPEAN PROJECT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CANCERS
UNCAN: A EUROPEAN PROJECT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CANCERS
On September 8, 2022 in Paris, Patricia Blanc, Founding President of the Imagine for Margo association participated in the launch of the UNCAN project (UNderstand CANcer). This European program, led by France, aims to create a data platform to better understand cancers. UNCAN: BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR BETTER CARE The UNCAN (UNderstand CANcer) project, led by […]INTERVIEW – MAPPYACTS: A FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE HYPER PERSONALIZED CANCEROLOGY OF THE FUTURE!
INTERVIEW – MAPPYACTS: A FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE HYPER PERSONALIZED CANCEROLOGY OF THE FUTURE!
The results of the international MAPPYACTS study, co-funded by Imagine for Margo, have just been published. They lay the foundations for access to precision medicine for young children with cancer when conventional treatment has failed. A real hope for all our little warriors who are fighting against the disease. Birgit Geoeger from Gustave Roussy (France) […]FIGHT KIDS CANCER 2022: 5 EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROGRAMS SELECTED
FIGHT KIDS CANCER 2022: 5 EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROGRAMS SELECTED
Fight Kids Cancer is an unprecedented European call for projects that we launched in 2020 with the Belgian KickCancer Foundation and the Luxembourg Kriibskrank Kanner Foundation, in collaboration with the ESF – European Science Foundation – and a committee of international scientific experts. In 2022, 28 research projects were evaluated according to three criteria – […]MAPPYACTS: HOPE FOR NEW THERAPIES THANKS TO TUMOR GENOME SEQUENCING
