The main aim of our Leukaemia Translational Research Team is to test innovative therapeutic approaches, with a focus on clinical translation of this knowledge, to improve the outcomes of children suffering from leukaemia. ...

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A pilot clinical study, led in Australia by a Telethon Kids Institute and Perth Children's Hospital researcher, has found an immunotherapy drug can dramatically increase survival rates for babies with a rare form of leukaemia, paving the way for a major international clinical trial. ...

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• 2023
• May

Seven important Telethon Kids Institute research projects have received support from the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund through the WA Near-Miss Awards (WANMA). ...

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• 2022
• June

This study provides evidence to support annual inactivated influenza vaccine administration to children following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant ...

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• 2020
• April 2020

A world-first study involving more than 100 cancer researchers and clinicians across Australia – including from Telethon Kids Institute and Perth Children’s Hospital – has shown that precision medicine can significantly improve outcomes for children with high-risk cancer. ...

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• 2024
• June

Congratulations to four outstanding Telethon Kids Institute researchers who have received funding designed to support researchers who have narrowly missed out on highly competitive national funding. ...

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• 2024
• June

Congratulations to three outstanding Telethon Kids Institute researchers who have received second chance WA health funding designed to support researchers who have narrowly missed out on highly competitive national funding. ...

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• 2024
• March

Humble beginnings produce wonderful results Within months of starting at the new cancer research unit Jette Ford had established her first cell line. ...

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• 2021
• Paradigm shift

Four Telethon Kids Institute researchers have received prestigious fellowships and four significant cohort studies led or co-led by Telethon Kids have received key grants under two new funding programs supported by the State Government’s Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund. ...

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• 2023
• November

Cancers in children are very different from cancers in adults - in most cases they appear to strike simply at random. They also develop differently and can spread more rapidly and aggressively. And because cancers in children are not obviously linked to their lifestyles, much work is needed to pinpoint their cause. ...

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