John Ligon, MD, assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, the University of Florida College of Medicine, discusses findings from a study investigating the use of mediports to deliver CAR T-cell therapy in patients at Pediatric Real-World CAR Consortium (PRWCC) medical centers.
12-year-old Katelyn Irwin planned to kick off her fourth annual ‘Be Bold, Go Gold’ fundraiser for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Wednesday but unfortunately mother nature had other plans as the even got postponed.
University of Florida Health pediatric oncologist John A. Ligon, M.D., has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research to study a personalized immunotherapy vaccine to treat relapsed pediatric osteosarcoma.
As Lee Ramsey’s family watched him being transported by ambulance from the emergency room at Lawnwood Hospital in Ft. Pierce to UF Health in Gainesville, they were in need of reassurance. Lee was brought into the local emergency room because he was having difficulty breathing. When local doctors suggested…
The Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s Cure-Search for Children’s Cancer is funding doctor Elias Sayour’s efforts to create a novel vaccine to treat brain cancer in children.
High-risk individuals and their families have spent the COVID-19 pandemic watching the rest of the world take a socially distanced walk in their shoes.
In this podcast from UF Health’s MedCast, William Slayton, MD discusses Immunotherapy for Pediatric Leukemia Patients. He will tell us the story behind the current outstanding cure rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He will help us to understand the reasons why 10% of patients still relapse. He will examine the…
Dear Patients and Families, On behalf of the University of Florida Pediatric Hematology/Oncology team, I would like to update you on the current COVID-19 situation. First and foremost, please know that our team is available for you and your child during this public health emergency. I hope all of you are doing…
5-year-old Caden Buth loves singing, dancing and acting—but like a dinosaur or a robot. Any day spent having fun is how he would describe his best day, said Caden’s mom, Christina. When Caden was 4 weeks old, he continued to bleed severely after a surgical procedure.
Dr. Bill Slayton served the first volleyball tonight at the Florida Gators vs Tennessee game in honor of pediatric cancer awareness month.
