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Zunairah was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) on the 20th January 2015. She was only one. Her dad Ayaze tells their story:
Bella was diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in November 2016. She was just 2 years old at the time. Her mum, Lisa, tells their story so far:
Stem cell transplant is used as a treatment of last resort in young patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) whose disease has failed to respond to or relapsed after chemotherapy. Only half of patients undergoing transplant are cured long-term, and disease relapse is the major cause of treatment failure. Professor Amrolia is pioneering the development of a new immunotherapy approach ...
Neythra was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in January 2014. Neythra shares her childhood cancer story:
Fanconi anaemia (FA) is a rare, inherited blood disorder that leads to bone marrow failure. Children with FA have a greatly increased risk of developing leukaemia. Dr Meyer’s research focuses on a gene called EVI1 which is involved in the development of leukaemia in children both with and without FA. He wants to understand how the FA genetic defect works together with EVI1 in ...
There is wide variability in the way that individual children metabolise different drugs. In this project, Professor Saha is setting out to tailor therapy to individual children based on their drug metabolism, adjusting both the dose and scheduling accordingly. We hope that this will help decrease the rates of both toxicity and disease recurrence.