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From fun-raising ideas to research breakthroughs and stories from the hospital, stay up to date on the latest from GOSH Charity.

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Clinical trial results give new hope for children with rare gliomas

18 Nov 2023, 8 a.m.

A collaboration of researchers from across the world have published successful results from a Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of BRAF mutated low-grade paediatric gliomas. These are cancerous brain tumours that start in glial cells (the su…

Headshot of Professor Darren Hargrave. He is standing in a hospital corridor and looking to camera.

Only 2% of cancer research funding is dedicated to fighting children's cancer

31 Aug 2023, 12:01 p.m.

Cancer is the biggest killer in children aged one to 14 in the UK.

Yet despite this, on average, only 2 pence out of every £1 spent each year on cancer research goes towards dedicated research projects to find new ways of diagnosing and treating chil…

Photo of Arianna at GOSH, smiling and looking to the side.

“I think he touched the hearts of many people on the wards” - Remembering Max

30 Mar 2023, 9:14 a.m.

Suzie is one of our amazing #TeamGOSH TCS London Marathon runners. She is running in memory of her son Max and helping to raise funds to build a Children's Cancer Centre at GOSH.

Photo of Max sitting on his bed at GOSH, surrounded by toys. Turning his head to look at his mum, who's taking the photo.

GOSH researchers develop treatment for leukaemia

12 Dec 2022, 10:46 a.m.

In a world first, researchers at GOSH and the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have used genetically modified cells – created using a new technique called base editing – to treat a patient with previously incurable leu…

Alyssa in bed at GOSH smiling to camera

GOSH Charity gives £1.2m grant to researchers

7 Sep 2022, 12:05 p.m.

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we share the news that Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) is funding a pioneering clinical trial at GOSH. This trial provides hope for treatment for a notoriously difficult to treat …

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