Discovering what makes teenagers and young adults with soft tissue sarcomas different
Finding the biological differences between teenage and young adult cancers cells compared to older adults.
We have been funding expert research since 2016, aiming to ensure that every child and young person has a safe and effective treatment for their cancer, and that they can live long and happy lives post-treatment.
Finding the biological differences between teenage and young adult cancers cells compared to older adults.
Testing whether treatment could be safely reduced for children with germinoma brain tumours
Using Burkitt lymphoma models to find essential survival genes to target for therapy.
Repurposing medicines to support a new type of immunotherapy for brain tumours.
Understanding how leukaemia cells enlist immune system cells to help them survive chemotherapy.
Using anti-depressants to prevent the body's immune system from fighting immunotherapy treatments.
Investigating how a protein changes the way leukaemia cells behave in babies.
Looking at how a process called 'cut-and-run' leads to genetic errors, and how those errors could be prevented in order to prevent relapse in childhood leukaemia.
Looking at a new subtype of leukaemia, called CML-like Ph+ALL, to see how best to diagnose and treat it.