As Cancers (ISSN: 2072-6694) is an open access journal, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles. We welcome you to read our feature papers from the second half of 2024 in the “Pediatric Oncology” Section, which are listed below:

1. “Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Biliary Tract in Children: Analysis of Single Center Experience”
by Ewa Święszkowska, Dorota Broniszczak, Piotr Kaliciński, Marek Szymczak, Marek Stefanowicz, Wiesława Grajkowska and Bożenna Dembowska-Bagińska
Cancers 2024, 16(17), 3110; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16173110
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/17/3110

2. “Progress Toward Epigenetic Targeted Therapies for Childhood Cancer”
by Athanasia Liapodimitri, Ashley R. Tetens, Jordyn Craig-Schwartz, Kayleigh Lunsford, Kegan O. Skalitzky and Michael A. Koldobskiy
Cancers 2024, 16(24), 4149; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16244149
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/24/4149

3. “Long-Term Outcomes of Childhood Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated with Adapted Berlin–Frankfurt–Münster (BFM) Protocols: A Multicentric Analysis from a Developing Country”
by Patricia Regina Cavalcanti Barbosa Horn, Marilza de Moura Ribeiro-Carvalho, Alice Maria Boulhosa de Azevedo, Adriana Martins de Sousa, Simone Faria, Cristina Wiggers, Soraia Rouxinol, Marcia Trindade Schramm, Bárbara Sarni Sanches, Nathalia Lopez Duarte et al.
Cancers 2024, 16(16), 2898; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16162898
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/16/2898

4. “Acute Pancreatitis in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (AcuPA Study): A Nationwide Survey in Poland”
by Anna Morawiak, Małgorzata Salamonowicz-Bodzioch, Aleksandra Królak, Krzysztof Kałwak, Joanna Owoc-Lempach, Jerzy Kowalczyk, Joanna Zawitkowska, Tomasz Szczepański, Ninela Irga-Jaworska, Elżbieta Adamkiewicz-Drożyńska et al.
Cancers 2024, 16(15), 2640; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16152640
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/15/2640

5. “Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture and Related Techniques in the Management of Oncological Children and Adolescent Patients: A Systematic Review”
by Esther Martínez García, M. Betina Nishishinya Aquino, Ofelia Cruz Martínez, Yiming Ren, Ruyu Xia, Yutong Fei and Carles Fernández-Jané
Cancers 2024, 16(18), 3197; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16183197
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/18/3197

6. “Panobinostat Synergizes with Chemotherapeutic Agents and Improves Efficacy of Standard-of-Care Chemotherapy Combinations in Ewing Sarcoma Cells”
by Kaitlyn H. Smith, Erin M. Trovillion, Chloe Sholler, Divya Gandra, Kimberly Q. McKinney, David Mulama, Karl J. Dykema, Abhinav B. Nagulapally, Javier Oesterheld and Giselle L. Saulnier Sholler
Cancers 2024, 16(21), 3565; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16213565
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/21/3565

7. “Characterization of Patient Activation among Childhood Cancer Survivors in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (SJLIFE)”
by Megan E. Ware, Angelica De La Cruz, Qian Dong, Kyla Shelton, Tara M. Brinkman, I-Chan Huang, Rachel Webster, Brian Potter, Kevin Krull, Sedigheh Mirzaei et al.
Cancers 2024, 16(18), 3220; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16183220
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/18/3220

8. “VISTA Emerges as a Promising Target against Immune Evasion Mechanisms in Medulloblastoma”
by Natalia Muñoz Perez, Juliana M. Pensabene, Phillip M. Galbo, Jr., Negar Sadeghipour, Joanne Xiu, Kirsten Moziak, Rita M. Yazejian, Rachel L. Welch, W. Robert Bell, Soma Sengupta et al.
Cancers 2024, 16(15), 2629; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16152629
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/15/2629

9. “Characteristics and Management of Children with Appendiceal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Single-Center Study”
by Stefano Mastrangelo, Giorgio Attinà, Guido Rindi, Alberto Romano, Palma Maurizi and Antonio Ruggiero
Cancers 2024, 16(20), 3440; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16203440
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/20/3440

10. “Impaired DNA Double-Strand Break Repair in Irradiated Sheep Lung Fibroblasts: Late Effects of Previous Irradiation of the Spinal Thecal Sac”
by Bassem Youssef, Charbel Feghaly, Joelle Al Choboq, Jolie Bou-Gharios, Rafka Challita, Joyce Azzi, Hanine Bou Hadir, Fabienne Abi Antoun, Tarek Araji, Phillip J. Taddei et al.
Cancers 2024, 16(17), 2968; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16172968
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/17/2968

11. “Integrated Psychological Services in Pediatric Oncology: Caregiver Perspectives at Diagnosis”
by Emily Bernstein, Anna M. Jones, Niki Jurbergs, Jennifer L. Harman, Sean Phipps and R. Elyse Heidelberg
Cancers 2024, 16(18), 3137; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16183137
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/18/3137

12. “Non-Syndromic and Syndromic Defects in Children with Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors: Data of 2610 Children Registered with the German MAKEI 96/MAHO 98 Registry Compared to the General Population”
by Judit H. Schultewolter, Anke Rissmann, Dietrich von Schweinitz, Michael Frühwald, Claudia Blattmann, Lars Fischer, Björn Sönke Lange, Rüdiger Wessalowski, Birgit Fröhlich, Wolfgang Behnisch et al.
Cancers 2024, 16(11), 2157; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16112157
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/11/2157

13. “Telomere Length in Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer”
by Meerim Park, Dong-Eun Lee, Yuna Hong, Jin Kyung Suh, Jun Ah Lee, Myungshin Kim and Hyeon Jin Park
Cancers 2024, 16(13), 2344; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16132344
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/13/2344

14. “Rare Oncogenic Fusions in Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Case Series and Literature Review”
by Melek Ahmed, Anne Sieben, Toon Van Genechten, Sasha Libbrecht, Nathalie Gilis, Mania De Praeter, Christophe Fricx, Pierluigi Calò, Claude Van Campenhout, Nicky D’Haene et al.
Cancers 2024, 16(19), 3344; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16193344
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/19/3344

15. “Therapeutic Parent–Child Communication and Health Outcomes in the Childhood Cancer Context: A Scoping Review”
by Heeyeon Son and Nani Kim
Cancers 2024, 16(11), 2152; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16112152
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/11/2152

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