Category: Neuro-Oncology

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Hackensack Meridian Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital One of Only 12 U.S. Hospitals Offering PNOC Clinical Trial for Brain Cancer

July 1, 2022

A new clinical trial is being offered for children and young adults with recurrent or progressive high-grade glioma (HGG) at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital. As a member of the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC), our hospital is participating in this groundbreaking PNOC trial studying the treatment of HGG, an aggressive, fast-growing type of brain […]

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Hackensack Meridian Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Selected to Be Part of Elite Consortium

August 31, 2021

Recently, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center was selected to join the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC), the premiere research group for pediatric brain tumors. We are extremely proud to join other leading institutions – such as the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dana-Farber, Johns Hopkins and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital- […]

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Ivan’s Surprise Gift

August 31, 2021

In August, Tackle Kids Cancer joined forces with Michael Feeney’s Best Day Ever Foundation to set up a super special surprise for video game enthusiast Ivan, a 17-year-old brain tumor patient, to ensure he had the best day ever. Tackle Kids Cancer and Michael Feeney’s Best Day Ever Foundation came together to surprise Ivan with […]

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Finding Comfort in Giving

May 7, 2021

Toddler Emma Fares lost her battle with brain cancer, but her legacy will live on through her family’s generous commitment to support pediatric cancer research and innovation at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Children’s Cancer Institute.  In the two years that toddler Emma Fares was healthy, she had already accomplished what most set out to do […]

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Meet Maribel

April 29, 2020

Since early March and in response to COVID-19, we have all had to become more vigilant in infection control.

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Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Lab

March 6, 2020

Hackensack Meridian Health’s Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) will house a new Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Lab with a focus on central nervous system (CNS) tumors.

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