Studying immune cells to help develop new treatments for babies with leukaemia
Dr Samanta Mariani and her team want to understand more about the role immune cells play to help develop new ways to treat leukaemia in babies.
Creating innovative new treatments for childhood rhabdomyosarcoma by harnessing the body’s natural defence system
Dr Matthew Blunt aims to create and test immunotherapy treatments for rhabdomyosarcoma that are safer and more effective than chemotherapy.
Blocking the activity of an essential protein to treat T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Dr Maarten Hoogenkamp will continue his work into blocking the EAAT1 protein, which is crucial for the growth of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Targeting a protein to treat acute myeloid leukaemia in children
Dr Karen Keeshan is researching to see if removing or blocking a specific protein involved in acute myeloid leukaemia can help make it easier to treat.
Making CAR-T cells that can rest to improve their cancer-fighting ability
Professor John Anderson’s team at University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health aim to revolutionise CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumours.
Finding the best way to make two cancer-targeting T cells for the price of one
Professor John Anderson at University College London hopes to develop a cost-effective CAR T-cell combination therapy.
Fighting brain cancer with CAR-T cells: Targeting zombie cells to improve therapy
Dr Ashley Vardon at the University of Birmingham hopes to find a way to effectively fight diffuse midline glioma with new immunotherapies.
A new approach to deliver chemotherapy directly into brain tumours
Professor Rylie Green at Imperial College London will test a device that can deliver chemotherapy directly to brain tumours, sparing healthy cells.
Investigating a new type of drug that can inhibit the growth and survival of neuroblastoma and other childhood cancers
Professor Karim Malik and Dr Jodie Bojko are testing drugs that can prevent cancer cells from making growth-promoting proteins.