Pediatric brain tumor research: Enhancing treatment and quality of life. March 24, 2023.

Mayo Clinic’s Pediatric Brain Tumor Clinic is committed to finding new treatment options and ways to improve patients’ quality of life. Clinician-researchers are developing targeted therapies and investigating methods of delivering treatments that boost efficacy and mitigate side effects.

The work is especially challenging due to the rarity of pediatric brain tumors and their differing biology compared with adult brain tumors. “Also, because children are a vulnerable group, we must define safety as a top priority before we study the efficacy of new pediatric treatments,” Dr. Schwartz says.

Pediatric brain tumor research: Enhancing treatment and quality of life. March 24, 2023.