Paediatric Brain Tumor Research
Hirntumoren gehören zu den häufigsten Krebserkrankungen im Kindesalter. Verglichen mit anderen kindlichen Krebserkrankungen, bei denen in den letzten 30 Jahren grosse Fortschritte in der Heilungsrate erzielt werden konnten, hat sich die Prognose für Kinder mit Hirntumoren nur wenig verbessert.
Research areas
Translational Brain Tumor Research
Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and adolescents. They are often challenging to cure and remain the main cause of cancer-related death and morbidity in young patients.
Molecular Neuro-Oncology Research
Molecular Neuro-Oncology Research is a scientific field that studies the genetic, molecular, and cellular changes in tumors of the nervous system—such as brain and spinal cord cancers—to improve how they are diagnosed, classified, and treated.
DIPG/DMG Center Zurich
The DIPG/DMG Center Zurich is focusing on developing and implementing improved therapies for children diagnosed with DIPG/DMGs. The Program consists of a clinical and a translational research entity which reside within the Division of Oncology, University Children's Hospital of Zurich, a non-profit hospital supported by the Eleonore Foundation. The DIPG/DMG Center in Zurich is a joint effort with the University of San Francisco, California (UCSF) allowing patients to receive the most up to date information.
Research Group Leader
NCCR Children & Cancer
The new NCCR Children & Cancer brings together basic research, clinical practice and social science to improve the treatment of children and adolescents with cancer. It is led by the University Children's Hospitals at the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne, and financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the University of Zurich and University of Lausanne.