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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 Advocacy Give Kids a Chance Act Aims to Expand Pediatric Cancer Research and Clinical Trials The Give Kids a Chance Act is a bill that aims to encourage clinical trials that use combinations of drugs for kids with cancer. To date, testing new… June 9, 2022 · 2 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 Creating New Treatments for Kids with Craniopharyngioma Craniopharyngioma is a type of pediatric brain tumor that typically affects kids under the age of 14 (although it also affects adults between 40-75 years). This tumor is… October 29, 2020 · 3 min read Giving Kids with Cancer Better Days Ivy was diagnosed with high-risk cancer when she was just a year old. Today she celebrates her 5th birthday! No one -- NO ONE -- ever thinks cancer could be the culprit behind the backaches of their one-year-old daughter. The possible explanations are far-ranging, but cancer is… October 19, 2020 · 1 min read