CHLA participates in novel cancer consortium announced at the Biden Cancer Summit

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Former Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden hosted the national Biden Cancer Summit, on Sept. 21, to highlight the urgent need for creating transformative approaches to cancer prevention, research and treatment. One of the new initiatives announced was the formation of a consortium to advance research into effective treatments for patients with a type of cancer called Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) who do not respond to current standard treatments.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news