Cell Therapy Program Expands
February 15, 2021
With the addition of four scientists, the team is developing new and innovative approaches to CAR-T therapy in children.
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Creating a Safe CAR T-Cell Therapy to Fight Solid Tumors in Children
January 22, 2021
Scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles develop newer CAR T therapy that promises to be more effective and less toxic for children with neuroblastoma.
Could CAR-T Version 2.0 Be on the Horizon?
March 31, 2020
CHLA scientists work toward a new therapy to target resistant leukemia. Their study, recently published in the journal Leukemia, shows that these new CAR-T cells could be the answer to resistant
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to Initiate Clinical Trial for Kids with Treatment-Resistant Leukemia
April 6, 2016
The Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases (CCCBD) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of the first sites in the world to offer a promising new investigational therapy to treat
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Supports Innovative Research in Pediatric Cancer at CHLA
August 5, 2016
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MIBG Therapy Gives Delilah Renewed Hope
July 22, 2022
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is the only hospital in Southern California where patients can receive MIBG therapy, a specialized targeted radiation therapy for neuroblastoma.
New Faculty Spotlight: Sarah Richman, MD, PhD
August 31, 2021
Sarah Richman, MD, PhD Cancer and Blood Disease Institute Sarah Richman, MD, PhD, investigates the use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for solid tumors. She and others in the field
Team Led by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Researcher Generates Comprehensive, Developmental Map of Human T-cells
June 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES (Jun. 16, 2020) — Chintan Parekh, MD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, has led a team of investigators that generated a comprehensive roadmap for how T
CHLA Joins CureWorks Collaborative to Accelerate Development of Immunotherapy Treatments for Childhood Cancers
June 18, 2018
Seattle Children’s, with participating members Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Children’s National Health System and BC Children’s Hospital, has launched CureWorks, an international collaborative of