Grant will help fund novel use of focused ultrasound for hard-to-treat pediatric brain cancers
August 16, 2024
August 16, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
Fewer than 1 percent of children diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma (DMG), a rare pediatric brain cancer, are still alive within five years. About 300 children annually are diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), another pediatric cancer with a heartbreaking prognosis.
"Childhood cancers, specifically DIPG and DMG, are very difficult to treat," said Fralin Biomedical R . . .
Fewer than 1 percent of children diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma (DMG), a rare pediatric brain cancer, are still alive within five years. About 300 children annually are diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), another pediatric cancer with a heartbreaking prognosis.
"Childhood cancers, specifically DIPG and DMG, are very difficult to treat," said Fralin Biomedical R . . .