Targeting stem-like cells shrinks medulloblastoma tumors in preclinical study

Targeting stem-like cells shrinks medulloblastoma tumors in preclinical study

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and collaborating institutions has identified and located a population of stem-like cells that initiates and maintains Group 3 medulloblastoma (Gr3-MB) in the developing brain. Gr3-MB is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer in children and is associated with metastatic spread and poor survival.

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