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Research Updates Developing and improving models for testing new treatments for kids with cancer Brain and spine tumors are one of the most common forms of cancer found in kids, second only to leukemia. Despite significant advances in treatment, brain tumors remain… July 7, 2022 · 4 min read ISPNO Colorado researchers receive international recognition for groundbreaking kids’ cancer research at ISPNO 2022 More than a dozen doctors and researchers from the Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Program were invited to present their work at the largest global conference… June 27, 2022 · 5 min read Research Updates MAF-funded researchers present at ISPNO 2022 The 20th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology was held June 13-15, 2022 in Hamburg, Germany. ISPNO is the major global meeting for the international community of professionals involved… June 22, 2022 · 6 min read Research Updates Unleashing the Immune System to Treat Pediatric Cancer Immunotherapy is a type of biological therapy that utilizes the patient’s immune system to fight cancer. Over the last decade, immunotherapy has been proven as a viable treatment… March 14, 2022 · 4 min read Research Updates 2022 Research Funded Thanks to the support of generous donors, 28 projects have received funding for 2022. These projects address the widest range of pediatric cancers and represent the largest single-year… March 7, 2022 · 1 min read Research Updates What Donors Made Possible in 2021 Progress in medical research takes time -- and it is only possible through funding and support of people who care. It can be difficult to wait for results.… February 28, 2022 · 2 min read Research Updates Five new clinical trials for kids with cancer Progress in medical research takes time – and requires sustained funding. Support for kids' cancer research is critically important. Donations from caring individuals make possible studies into safer and… May 20, 2021 · 2 min read Research Updates May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month and You Can Help Kids with Cancer! May is recognized nationally as Brain Tumor Awareness Month (BTAM) each year. It is a time to raise awareness of the devastating impact of a brain tumor diagnosis,… May 14, 2021 · 3 min read