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Ganglioglioma

Gangliogliomas are generally classified as low-grade tumors of the brain. However, gangliogliomas can also be anaplastic (high-grade) and also occur in the spinal cord. In the brain, gangliogliomas most often occur in the temporal lobes. 

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Latest Ganglioglioma grants

Single-cell Gene Expression and Cytosine Modification Profiling in Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors
Brock Christensen, PhD, Principal Investigator
Dartmouth College
Single-cell Pediatric Cancer Atlas Grant, Awarded 2019
Single Cell RNA Sequencing of Pediatric High- and Low-Grade Gliomas
Adam Green, MD and Jean Mulcahy Levy, MD, Principal Investigator
University of Colorado Denver
Single-cell Pediatric Cancer Atlas Grant, Awarded 2019

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Brayden Anderson
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Latest Ganglioglioma blog posts

Quarterly Childhood Cancer Research Update: Spring 2021
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
Three Critical Breakthroughs in Pediatric Brain Tumor Research
During May, we honor Brain Tumor Awareness Month, to raise awareness of childhood brain tumors and the significant need for more research that will lead to new, safer cures.
 
Brain and Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors are the leading... more
How Tissue Donation is Helping Childhood Cancer Research
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
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Sam Glossi

At 3-and-a-half years old, Sam's parents found a large lump on Sam's abdomen. He underwent surgery to remove it and was cancer-free for a short time. When the cancer returned, it was treated like stage 4 neuroblastoma. Sam has been cancer-free since 2017!
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