NEW HOPE FOR KIDS WITH CANCER: AUSTRALIAN STUDY REVEALS PROMISING TREATMENT

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Fri 14 February 2025:

Australian researchers have developed a new treatment for deadly childhood cancer using engineered immune cells.

In a research published on Wednesday, researchers led by a team from the University of Queensland (UQ) developed a new therapeutic strategy for pediatric sarcomas.

Sarcomas are cancers that develop in the bones and soft tissues, including muscles, fat and blood vessels. In children, the tumors tend to grow aggressively and spread throughout the body, making treatment difficult.

According to the new study, sarcomas account for 5-10 percent of all childhood cancers but are responsible for more deaths than brain cancer, skin cancer, leukaemia and lymphoma.

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The new treatment uses engineered immune cells – immune cells also known as “killer cells” that have been modified to recognize and respond to disease – to target and destroy sarcoma tumors.

Wayne Nicholls, a co-author of the study from UQ’s Ian Frazer Centre for Children’s Immunotherapy Research, said that sarcoma is the biggest killer of people aged 10-30 and that there has been no improvement in survival rates for 40 years.

“At the moment, there are really no novel therapies available for paediatric solid tumors. This is a significant step forward towards a novel therapy that could be used for patients,” he said in a media release.

The leader of the research, Fernando Guimaraes, said that the breakthrough has the potential to be lifesaving for many patients.

Researchers from the Queensland Children’s Hospital, the University of New South Wales and The University of Otago in New Zealand also contributed to the study.

-Xinhua

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