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Treating Neuroblastoma: With or Without G-CSF?
May 19, 2015
A recent study found that the growth factor G-CSF, used in high-risk neuroblastoma treatment, leads to increased tumor growth and metastasis. Investigators think the benefits still outweigh the risks.
A Team of Their Own
October 27, 2017
Everybody who knows 6-year-old Andrew Escamilla always expected he would play professional baseball someday. His father, a diehard Dodgers fan, took the boy to see the Men in Blue at Dodger Stadium
Oncoproteins Interact to Promote Cancer Cell Growth in Retinoblastoma
October 17, 2016
Microscopic image: MDM2 expression (in red) in retinoblastoma Rb176 cells. Credit: Donglai Qi, PhD, and David Cobrinik, MD, PhD. Researchers at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los
Meet Some of our Research Trainees
December 17, 2021
Stephanie Yi-Tsi Chen, MD Stephanie is a research resident and fellow investigating immunotherapy resistance in neuroblastoma. Stephanie’s dream is to become a pediatric surgeon at an academic
Fetal Microchimerism: What Babies Leave Behind
October 15, 2015
A recent study published in Molecular Human Reproduction reports evidence of fetal cells escaping the womb and taking up residence in various organs of their mothers—known as fetal microchimerism.
Linking Obesity to Kidney Stones in Children
February 9, 2022
New studies show that higher body mass index—as well as low socioeconomic status—raise the risk for pediatric kidney stones.
CHLA and USC Plastic and Oral/Maxillofacial Surgeons Team Up to Correct Birth Defects
July 13, 2017
This story originally appeared in the TroDent , the official publication for the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. Read more stories like this in their Summer 2017 issue . Madison Carmenate
Supporting Team Members' Emotional and Psychosocial Health
October 1, 2021
Through the Employee Assistance Program, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles supports team members’ emotional, psychosocial and spiritual wellness—professionally and personally.
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