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RNA Sequencing May Be Able to Help Target Therapies for Pediatric Cancers
Comparative RNA sequencing analysis, conducted across four precision medicine studies, was feasible and potentially useful for 68% of children with cancer Laura Joszt | AJMC | November 16, 2019 Genomic profiling of tumors has become standard in oncology, but tumors in...
UC Santa Cruz receives $400,000 grant for pediatric cancer research
Funds support the Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative in improving clinical care and treatment option Elaine Ingalls | Santa Cruz Sentinel | August 16, 2019 SANTA CRUZ — UC Santa Cruz has received $400,000 as one of 55 grants from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation for...
St. Baldrick’s Foundation grant funds Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative
Emily Beazley Kures for Kids Fund Hero Award provides $400,000 for efforts at UC Santa Cruz to bring comparative genomics analysis to pediatric cancer patients Tim Stephens | UC Santa Cruz | July 23, 2019 The St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest private funder of...
NCI Pediatric MATCH Trial Interim Data Shows 24 Percent of Patients Eligible for Targeted Therapy
May 16, 2019 | Christie Rizk | GenomeWeb NEW YORK – An interim analysis of the National Cancer Institute-Children's Oncology Group (NCI-COG) Pediatric Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (MATCH) study — a precision medicine clinical trial for pediatric cancer — has...
Alumni Weekend 2019: Slugs in the mist
Cool, cloudy weather can’t stop warm reunions and festival vibes at annual Alumni Weekend bash UCSC | Dan White | April 30, 2019 It’s a well-known fact that cool weather and fog bring out the banana slugs in droves. That was certainly the case during UC Santa Cruz’s...