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This 2016 photo provided by the family shows Jake Kestler, center, with his parents, Gallite and Josh, and his sister, Lily, a month before he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Jake received a genetically-modified virus-based treatment for the cancer when he was 12. He lived for a year and four months after that, long enough to celebrate his bar mitzvah, go with his family to Hawaii and see a brother be born, said his father, Josh Kestler, of Livingston, N.J. Jake s parents started a foundation, Trail Blazers for Kids, to further research. (Family Photo via AP)
For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions of copies of a virus directly into kids’ brains to infect their tumors and spur an immune system attack.
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PHILADELPHIA, and BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Treovir, an immuno-oncology company that is developing and plans to commercialize G207 for recurrent glioblastoma in children, announced today that G207, an oncolytic HSV immunotherapy, was well tolerated with evidence of clinical effectiveness in a phase 1 study of 12 pediatric patients with recurrent high-grade glioma. Data from the phase 1 study (NCT02457845) are being presented by Gregory Friedman, M.D., professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, during Week 1 of the virtual AACR Annual Meeting 2021, held April 10-15. Data from this trial have been published in the
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Intelligent.com Announces Best Online Early Childhood Education Degree Programs for 2021
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Degree holders gain increased earning potential with career opportunities upon graduation from these top ranked online programs. SEATTLE (PRWEB) April 12, 2021 Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the top online programs for 2021. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 1,280 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment. The methodology also uses an algorithm which collects and analyzes multiple rankings into one score to easily compare each school.