News from KiTZ

Renewed certification as a pediatric oncology center

 

In December, the Clinic for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Immunology at Heidelberg University Hospital and the Hopp Children's Cancer Center…

New atlas for pediatric cancer research

 

An international team of researchers led by the Children's Cancer Center Hamburg and the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) has created…

AI-supported molecular cancer diagnosis for brain tumors

 

Researchers at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Heidelberg Medical Faculty (MFHD) of…

Students raise more than € 20,000 for children's cancer research

 

With extraordinary commitment, the Ernst Göbel School in Höchst/ Odenwald raised a total of € 20,320 for children with cancer through a charity run.…

New Insights into Genetic Predisposition for Childhood Bone Cancer

 

An international research team led by the Hopp Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg…

Brain Tumour Charity supports immunotherapy for childhood brain tumors with 1.5 million pounds sterling

 

Ependymomas, brain tumors that occur particularly in young children, are especially difficult to treat and more than half of the children affected…

The third in the group: An extra chromosome makes certain childhood tumors particularly aggressive

 

The cancer cells of certain bone or soft tissue tumors in children and adolescents, known as Ewing's sarcoma, carry an extra copy of a chromosome that…

1.5 million euros in funding for new combined approach

 

The “TFusion” project for the development of immunotherapies for children and adolescents with cancer receives funding of 1.5 million euros from the…

In bad company: Immune cells in the tumor environment determine the success of treatment for childhood brain tumors

 

The cellular environment of a tumor can support or sabotage recovery. The most comprehensive study to date on the tumor microenvironment in low-grade…

Cancer cells of rare childhood brain tumors resemble immature brain cells

 

Cancer cells of a certain form of rare and aggressive brain tumors in infants and young children show characteristics of immature brain cells. This…