Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumour during the first 2 years of life
It originates in the peripheral nervous system, and its prognosis is highly variable, depending on the characteristics of each case.
At SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, we perform a molecular evaluation of the tumour that allows us to determine which patients need to undergo an aggressive treatment after surgery and which do not.
Treatment of neuroblastoma in Spain
We are one of the few centres in Europe that offers anti-GD2 immunotherapy treatment. This treatment increases survival in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma by 20%.
Results
Among patients with high-risk neuroblastoma treated at our centre, 68% are disease-free at 3 years.
Research
In studies in vitro and in mice, we have discovered that a medicine approved for metabolic diseases inhibits neuroblastoma growth and aggressiveness. We have designed a clinical trial in patients.
Immunotherapy, the treatment for Ivan’s neuroblastoma
The SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital's Oncology and Haematology Department
The SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital's Oncology and Haematology Department is the national reference centre of for the treatment of developmental cancer and an international reference centre for determined types of tumours.