CAR T-cells, Interview with Dr Caroline Bateman
CAR T-cell therapy is an exciting new treatment for acute leukaemia. In this episode, Dr Geoff interviews his colleague Dr Caroline Bateman...
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20 of 81 episodes"S" is for "Special" : Stage MS Neuroblastoma (also called Stage IVS, 4S)
There is a special subtype of neuroblastoma seen in very young children, with spread of disease throughout the body, but which needs a very...
Where did my child's immune system go?
Childhood cancer treatment leads to severe impairment of the ability to fight infections. This episode explains what immune suppression mean...
Update re the future of rock and roll.... CAR T-cells
A few years ago I described CAR T-cells, but they weren't available for routine use. I now update things, with the very important news about...
Blood Cultures
We take a lot of blood samples looking for infection in the bloodstream. This episode explains what blood cultures are all about. Hosted on...
PRISM, Molecular Profiling, and Informed Consent
A number of countries have research studies where childhood cancers are analysed in great detail, testing all the DNA in something called 'm...
The MEK inhibitors: trametinib and selumetinib
The MEK inhibitors are a newer class of drug, and include trametinib, selumetinib and others. They have an important role in paediatric onco...
The needle in the haystack: Minimal Residual Disease
Sophisticated techniques can detect one cancer cell amongst a million normal cells. This episode describes these methods and how they are us...
DIPG: to biopsy or not to biopsy
For many years we didn't biopsy the tumour when the scans suggested that the tumour was a DIPG. This episode explains why that has changed,...
DIPG: what do these letters stand for?
DIPG is a type of brain tumor which occurs in children. This episode explains what the letters mean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Chemotherapy 7: Ifosfamide
Ifosfamide is another chemotherapy drug, used particularly in certain sarcomas and certain patients with leukaemia. This episode explains ho...
Why does my child need a heart test? Echo's and ECG's.
We often need to evaluate heart function during chemotherapy. This episode explains what the tests are, and why we need to do them. Hosted o...
Highlights of ASCO: Two transplants for neuroblastoma??
At the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in June 2016, a study was presented looking at using two autologous bone marrow transpl...
"A Selfless Act": my reading of an article on clinical trials in childhood cancer.
In this episode I read out for you an article written by Dr Susan Cohn from the University of Chicago. Dr Cohn is an eminent paediatric onco...
Residents, fellows, registrars; who are all these doctors?
When families find themselves in a hospital, they meet all sorts of doctors with all sorts of titles, residents, interns, fellows, registrar...
G-CSF and PEG G-CSF: drugs to boost the bone marrow.
Chemotherapy can make the white blood cell count drop, predisposing to infection. These drugs work to boost white blood cell production. Hos...
Neuroblastoma 3: High-dose MIBG as treatment
I talked about MIBG scans previously. In this episode I discuss the use of high doses of MIBG as a treatment of neuroblastoma. Hosted on Aca...
Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: What's special about the AYA's?
Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: What's special about the AYA's? by Dr Geoff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Neuroblastoma 2: MIBG scans
MIBG scans are used to evaluate and monitor neuroblastoma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What not to give your oncologist for Christmas.
My Christmas Special episode. Includes the Top 12 people who deserve a Christmas present more than the oncologist. Hosted on Acast. See acas...