Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Develops Liquid Biopsy Test for Pediatric Solid Tumors
March 1, 2023
A single blood test can detect various tumor types less invasively than tissue biopsy.
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Precision Medicine for Pediatric Cancer
May 16, 2019
Research performed over the last several decades has led to an increased understanding of the genetics of cancer. The clinical application of this knowledge for pediatric cancer has lagged behind
Precision Medicine for Pediatric Cancer
March 15, 2019
Research performed over the last several decades has led to an increased understanding of the genetics of cancer. The clinical application of this knowledge for pediatric cancer has lagged behind
Pediatric Cancer Diagnosis Comes of Age at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
June 20, 2018
“We thought she had a bug bite,” says Michelle’s mom, “but it turned out to be cancer.” After seeing several doctors, the family was referred to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Because the team of
A Pediatric Research Institution is Setting the Pace for Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Mutations and COVID-19 Variants
September 1, 2021
As the coronavirus evolves, health authorities across the globe rely on the work of scientists at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, who use genomic sequencing to track mutations.
DNA Sequencing Uncovers Latent Risk for Developing Cystic Fibrosis
July 26, 2016
A study by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the California Department of Public Health suggests that all babies with a known mutation for cystic
Making it Personal: How Genetic Technologies are Changing the Face of Medicine
June 13, 2019
The age of one-size-fits-all medicine is fading. Taking its place is an era of personalized medicine – the practice of tailoring disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to patients as individuals
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has treated 14 patients with Retinal Degeneration Using Gene Therapy
July 12, 2019
More than a year after becoming one of the first medical institutions nationally to complete a revolutionary gene replacement surgery to restore vision in patients with retinal degeneration, surgeons
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