Harnessing the immune system to treat Ewing sarcoma in the lungs
Dr Jonathan Fisher aims to create an 'off the shelf' version of immunotherapy to for hard-to-treat Ewing sarcoma.
Exploring how osteosarcoma cells spread and survive elsewhere in the body
Dr Olivier Pardo will investigate how osteosarcoma cells which escape into the bloodstream survive to spread elsewhere in the body.
Investigating the shape of fusion genes in rhabdomyosarcoma
How the 3D shape of fusion gene genetic code affects cancer cell behaviour and whether shape-modifying medicines could mitigate these effects.
Predicting high-risk rhabdomyosarcoma at diagnosis to improve outcomes
Assessing rhabdomyosarcoma risk prediction markers based on the biological conditions in the tumour, like low oxygen levels, few blood vessels, and genetics.
Determining the best approach to treat children with relapsed anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Looking at why ALCL sometimes relapses with a new targeted treatment, and understanding how to optimise this treatment approach.
What are the effects of radiation and chemotherapy on children’s developing brains?
Looking at the differences between healthy brain cells before and after treatment to uncover the mechanisms behind brain-related late effects.
Why do some leukaemia patients have long-term problems with learning and memory
Finding a way to identify patients at risk of brain related side effects from leukaemia treatment, and gathering data to inform future treatment options.
Detecting lingering brain cancer cells before a tumour grows back
Ependymoma comes back after treatment around half of the time, because some cancer cells are still alive. If doctors could identify these cells and diagnose relapsed ependymoma sooner, children could start treatment earlier.
Developing ways to identify chemotherapy resistant B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells
Developing a test that can measure the amount of chemotherapy-resistant leukaemia cells in patient's blood samples. This would provide the foundations for future research.