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Research to Prevent Blindness

Potential New Treatment Target for Retinoblastoma

RPB researchers have identified the mechanism that causes a rare and aggressive cancer that can be fatal if diagnosed at an advanced stage.  What's more, experimental drugs already in clinical trials for adults with leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis might also be applicable in retinoblastoma.

Watch a video on the collaborative effort to treat this childhood cancer and read the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital report.

January 13, 2012

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