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Children’s Research Institute

Children's National Medical Center111 Michigan Ave NW
Washington, DC 20010
United States

Childhood brain tumors remain the deadliest form of childhood cancer, claiming more young lives each year than any other disease. Over the past decade, advances in DNA sequencing have identified many of the genetic mutations, fusions, and chromosomal changes that initiate these tumors. These discoveries have transformed diagnosis and led to new molecular classifications.

Children’s Research Institute

Mentor Name: Jo Lynne Rokita

Children’s Research Institute

Mentor Name: Conrad Russell Cruz

Children’s Research Institute
Children’s Research Institute

Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a malignant bone and soft-tissue tumor that affects children, adolescents, and young adults, with an extremely poor  prognosis for patients with metastatic or relapsed disease.

Mentor: Dr. Conrad Russell Cruz

Background

T cells have been successfully used against hematologic malignancies, but currently are limited against brain tumors.

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