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Six Things to Look for in a Pediatric Oncologist

December 9, 2024

Dealing with childhood cancer is difficult. Selecting a pediatric oncologist shouldn’t be. Find out what to look for when choosing your child’s care team.

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Research and Breakthroughs

CHLA Experts to Present at 2024 American Society of Hematology Meeting

November 26, 2024

CHLA faculty will share new research on pediatric blood cancers and diseases at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Work That Matters

Research Faculty Spotlight: Jessica Tsai, MD, PhD

November 13, 2024

Dr. Tsai’s research centers on studying genetic and epigenetic events that cause pediatric brain tumors, as well as identifying oncogenes that can be knocked out to kill cancer cells.

Press Release

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Named Among Nation’s Top 10 Children's Hospitals 16 Years in a Row

October 8, 2024

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 8, 2024)—As a leader in pediatric academic medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has continued to fulfill its mission by making discoveries and advances to enhance health

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Care Innovation

Improving Access to Cell and Gene Therapy in Pediatrics

October 2, 2024

Gene therapy holds tremendous potential for children, but many promising therapies are shelved. Here’s what a new model could look like.

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Our Patients

After Cancer, Cole Is Back to California Dreaming

October 2, 2024

Buoyed by his Children’s Hospital Los Angeles care team and a positive attitude, teen surfer Cole is back in the water after beating acute myeloid leukemia.

Research and Breakthroughs

Creating an Atlas to Map the Progression of Rare Childhood Cancers

October 1, 2024

CHLA researchers receive NIH grant to build Pediatric Solid Tumor Microenvironment Atlas for Wilm’s Tumor, Neuroblastoma and Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Our Patients

From Cancer Patient to Cancer Nurse: Kate Lopez Gives Back to the Hospital That Cured Her

September 23, 2024

Kate, a 4 West nurse and cancer survivor herself, finds big and small ways to “go the whole nine yards” for her patients every day.

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Leaning on her Love of Dance, Ella Faces a Challenging Cancer Treatment

September 10, 2024

Performing TikTok routines with members of her care team has helped a teenage girl battle a rare kidney tumor.

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Our Patients

Channeling Challenge Into Community: Hunter’s Story

September 10, 2024

Hunter never let his acute lymphoblastic leukemia diagnosis define him—but today, he proudly wears the title “survivor” in support of cancer research.

Cancer and Blood Disease Institute News