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‘Worst imaginable’ brain tumor yields, in some young people, to CAR-T therapy

November 15, 2024
An MRI of a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in a child.
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STAT+ | 'Worst imaginable' brain tumor yields, in some young people, to CAR-T therapy

A CAR-T trial is one of several efforts that suggest there's hope of treating the "worst imaginable childhood brain tumor," known as DIPG.  

By Jason Mast


STAT+ | Merck licenses Chinese cancer drug, searching for next Keytruda blockbuster

The drug, from Shanghai-based LaNova Medicines, targets PD-1 and VEGF, an approach a number of experimental drugs are taking.

By Matthew Herper and Adam Feuerstein


Opinion: How chaplains can help the fractured U.S. health care system

Hospitals should support chaplains, who can aid countless patients and families facing impossible-seeming conversations and decisions.

By Robert Klitzman



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