Childhood Cancer

Hepatoblastoma

Hepatoblastoma is a rare tumor that originates in the cells of the liver. It typically begins in the right lobe of the liver. Hepatoblastoma cells can also spread to other areas of the body, most commonly the lungs.

Latest Hepatoblastoma grants

Shayera Mourin
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
POST Program Grants, Awarded 2026
Edward Prochownik, MD/PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Innovation Grants, Awarded 2025
Haydee Rochits Cueto
Baylor College of Medicine
POST Program Grants, Awarded 2024

Latest Hepatoblastoma blog posts

As the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Director of Science, I work to evaluate our funded research projects to track progress and find gaps in funding so that we can direct more research dollars to the largest areas of need, and to... more
When I was 13 months old, I was diagnosed with a “one in a million” liver cancer called hepatoblastoma. By the time I was 2 years old I had endured 15 rounds of chemotherapy and three surgeries, including an 80% liver resection. ... more
When Lilly faced surgery after relapsing, her family made the decision to donate extra tumor tissue to research instead of throwing it away. 

“We hope that Lilly’s neuroblastoma tumor can be some small part of helping other children who... more