13 nov 2019
Medulloblastomas are malignant brain tumours that mainly occur in young children. The standard therapy currently given is surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy. Immunotherapy is a relatively new form of therapy and is aimed at activating the immune system to attack cancer cells. This research may in the future lead to a new form of immunotherapy for the treatment of medulloblastoma in children. (full text in Dutch)
Medulloblastomas are malignant brain tumours that mainly occur in young children. The standard therapy currently given is surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy. Immunotherapy is a relatively new form of therapy and is aimed at activating the immune system to attack cancer cells. This research may in the future lead to a new form of immunotherapy for the treatment of medulloblastoma in children. (text in Dutch)