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Drug shrinks nerve tumors in adults with neurofibromatosis type 1 in a clinical trial
Until recently, no effective treatments existed for non-cancerous inoperable nerve tumors, called plexiform neurofibroma, in adults. A clinical trial of the drug selumetinib shows it can cause tumor shrinkage and relieve symptoms, such as pain.
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Former clinical trial patient featured on CBS This Morning
Dr. Jon LaPook, Chief Medical Correspondent at CBS News, recently featured Michael Becker during a segment on CBS This Morning. Becker, who is a former patient of James Gulley, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of the Genitourinary Malignancies Branch, is fighting head and neck cancer caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). He previously participated in a clinical trial at CCR and has made it his personal mission to spread the word about the HPV vaccine. Watch the segment here…
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Pediatric patients featured in NIH Children’s Inn 2017 Annual Report
Lucy was diagnosed with Hyper IgE syndrome or Job’s syndrome – a rare genetic illness that puts her at risk for developing serious lung and skin infections. Avery has a rare NFKB1 gene mutation that compromises her immune system. For both patients, clinical trials at the Center for Cancer Research provided life-saving bone marrow transplants to address infections caused by immune deficiencies. Lucy and Avery stay at The Children’s Inn when they come to NIH for treatment. Read Lucy’s story (page 3) and Avery’s story (page 5) in the Children’s Inn Annual Report…
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