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Big Pub Quiz 2021 with Alan Carr
A BIG thank you to everyone who joined our Big Pub Quiz 2021 - you raised an incredible £2335.50 - thank you so much.
Our Patron Alan Carr hosted an hour of virtual quizzy fun on Thursday 18th February 2021, LIVE from his home. 50 questions tested your general knowledge, Alan and his husband Paul gave us plenty of laughs and we even had special appearances from chickens!
New immunotherapy shows promise for treating neuroblastoma
A novel CAR T-cell therapy designed to target cancerous tumours has shown promising early results in treating children with neuroblastoma.
The original pre-clinical work was funded by Neuroblastoma UK to help launch the study. Dr Karin Straathof, one of the lead investigators on the study, tells us more.
World Cancer Day 2021
Thursday 4 February 2021 is World Cancer Day.
Wear our bracelets, order a t-shirt or make a donation to show your support for children with neuroblastoma and their families
Alan Carr takes on Michael McIntyre's The Wheel this Christmas
Join us in cheering on our Patron Alan Carr as he takes on Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel on Christmas Day.
The exciting game show sees three celebrity contestants answer their way to a fortune for their chosen charities this Christmas. Alan Carr, who’s hoping to raise money for Neuroblastoma UK, along with presenter Holly Willoughby and Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse will be guided by seven celebrity experts in their chosen categories.
Understanding potential cancer-causing proteins to improve neuroblastoma treatment
In 2019, Neuroblastoma UK provided a grant of £143,648 to Dr Andrew Stoker and his team at University College London.
The team want to investigate how a particular protein that is well known to promote tumours in several cancers including breast, lung and prostate cancer works in neuroblastoma cells.
New Christmas cards for 2020
We are delighted to launch our new charity Christmas cards, all raising money to fund vital research into neuroblastoma.
Shop online today and and join our fight against childhood cancer.
Young Scottish cancer survivor braves the shave for three children’s cancer charities
14 year old Phoebe from Inverness is shaving her hair to raise money for Neuroblastoma UK and CLIC Sargent, and donates hair to the Little Princess Trust.
Phoebe Macaskill was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, when she was just two years old. She is fundraising for Neuroblastoma UK and CLIC Sargent, two charities that supported Phoebe and her family when she was ill.
A potential new treatment for neuroblastoma
We welcome the news that a potential new treatment for children with neuroblastoma will be advanced to clinical trial and reach more young cancer patients.
Researchers have found an indirect way to target N-Myc, a gene that occurs in aggressive forms of neuroblastoma. They found that a new drug, fadraciclib, is effective at blocking N-Myc activity by switching off the production of N-Myc and a clinical trial for children with high-risk neuroblastoma is due to open by the end of 2020.
September Research News
Read the latest neuroblastoma news from September.
New insights into neuroblastoma could help better tailor treatment for children affected by this rare and aggressive cancer.
Accelerating drug development for neuroblastoma
An international forum of leading scientists from the UK, Europe and USA, funded by national charity Neuroblastoma UK, prioritises drug development and strategies for new treatment trials for children with neuroblastoma.
In the September edition of European Journal of Cancer, Dr Lucas Moreno from Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, and a team of international scientific and clinical experts published an agreed list of genetic targets and drugs that should be advanced for early-phase paediatric clinical trials, following the second Neuroblastoma New Drug Development Strategy (NDDS) forum.