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Potential new treatment for fatal childhood brain cancer – Science Daily

A new research paper reveals a potential revolutionary drug combination that could become an effective treatment for the incurable brain cancer known as diffuse…

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Every year around 20 Australian children die from the incurable brain tumour, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The average age of diagnosis for DIPG is just seven years. There are no effective treatments, and almost all children die from the disease, usually within one year of diagnosis.A paper published Feb. 12, 2021 in the journal Nature Communications, reveals a potential revolutionary drug combination that — in animal studies and in world first 3D models of the tumour — is “spectacularly…

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