Children with rare gliomas have new hope thanks to clinical trial results.

Published Date: 22 Nov 2023

The successful outcomes of a Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of BRAF mutated low-grade pediatric gliomas have been published by a group of researchers led by UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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