Clinical

Find out how research at St. Jude underlies clinical progress in the care and treatment of cancer, blood disorders, neurological disease and more. 

A new cancer therapy DAWNs
A new cancer therapy DAWNs

A new cancer therapy DAWNs

Martine F. Roussel, PhD

Read how this pre-clinical research fast-tracked a clinical trial for a diabolical pediatric brain tumor.

How do you tackle a rare cancer?
How do you tackle a rare cancer?

How do you tackle a rare cancer?

Alberto Pappo, MD

The rarest pediatric cancers are poorly understood, and more information can inform progress on disorders that plague children.

This proposed solution to a long-standing cellular mystery comes with a visual aid
This proposed solution to a long-standing cellular mystery comes with a visual aid

This proposed solution to a long-standing cellular mystery comes with a visual aid

Eric Enemark, PhD

It may look like some sort of strange modern art – but it’s a simple machine describing a very complicated, and mysterious, process.

A not-so-bitter pill to swallow
A not-so-bitter pill to swallow

A not-so-bitter pill to swallow

Keith Crabtree, PhD

Pill swallowing should be easy – imagine the stress when the pills are life-saving and you have a physical condition that makes it difficult – what then?

New chemotherapies change the paradigm of cancer treatment
New chemotherapies change the paradigm of cancer treatment

New chemotherapies change the paradigm of cancer treatment

Arijit Basu

New treatments have led to new thinking and new approaches to pediatric cancer – and sometimes, a cure isn’t the goal.

Patient care and clinical informatics: A balance between technology and clinical care
Patient care and clinical informatics: A balance between technology and clinical care

Patient care and clinical informatics: creating balance between technology and clinical care

Kerry Hillis Goff

A physician scientist updates the St. Jude model of research and clinical care, transforming clinical informatics.

‘Black hole’ of cancer journey? Transition oncology fills that gap
‘Black hole’ of cancer journey? Transition oncology fills that gap

‘Black hole’ of cancer journey? Transition oncology program fills the gap

Keith Crabtree, PhD

You’re just out of cancer treatment – now what? Read about the transition oncology program that helps young cancer patients get back to living.

Having trouble reading? Hearing loss could be part of the problem
Having trouble reading? Hearing loss could be part of the problem

Having trouble reading? Hearing loss could be part of the problem

Heather Conklin, PhD

There’s a link between hearing loss and difficulty learning to read – and researchers are looking into helping young brain tumor survivors bolster their reading skills.

Bereaved parents reflect on difficult conversations
Bereaved parents reflect on difficult conversations

Bereaved parents reflect on difficult conversations

Keith Crabtree, PhD

Remember these three things when you’re about to have a conversation with parents of a sick or dying child.

Bereaved parent mentors help fellow St. Jude parents and also guide the clinical teams to help provide the best quality of life for patients
Bereaved parent mentors help fellow St. Jude parents and also guide the clinical teams to help provide the best quality of life for patients

Bereaved parent mentors use their past to assist patients, parents and clinical team

Chris Pennington

Read how surviving parents are working with St. Jude to help guide health care and quality of life for future St. Jude patients.