What is neuroblastoma?
Neuroblastoma is a childhood cancer that forms in the abdomen, chest, neck or spine with most neuroblastomas forming in the adrenal glands on top of the kidneys. Symptoms can be vague and depend on the location of the cancer.
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1 in 100,000
Neuroblastoma is a rare cancer with a 1 in 100,000 diagnosis rate
40
Approximately 40 children are diagnosed per year in Australia
83%
The general long-term survival rate for children with neuroblastoma is about 83%
Neuroblastoma research at Garvan
We're exploring why some aggressive neuroblastoma tumours are resistant to standard therapies and targeted treatments. We've shown that a mechanism that standard therapies rely on is broken in some types of aggressive neuroblastoma. We're also investigating the use of tiny bits of genetic material called micro-ribonucleic acid (microRNA) that are specific to the proteins of neuroblastoma growth. The specificity of these microRNA may be an effective form of treatment while reducing the harmful side effects of standard treatments.
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