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Anti-seizure drug fights aggressive childhood brain tumors, study shows

An existing anti-seizure drug slows the growth of a devastating group of childhood cancers, new Stanford Medicine-led research has shown. The tumors, called diffuse midline gliomas, strike the brain and spinal cord. They affect 300 to 400 U.S. children per year and have a five-year survival rate of about 1%.

Anti-seizure drug fights aggressive childhood brain tumors, study shows

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