Patient portal
Join this journey through the world of advanced therapies and explore some personalised treatments being researched at the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital
At SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, we investigate the genetic origins of rare diseases to better understand them and develop new therapies that can offer hope to children who currently lack effective treatments. With the Science Agora materials, you will learn about genetics and some of the advanced therapies being explored and developed at our institution.
Genetics is the foundation
SJD Investiga
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is a very rare paediatric tumour with no current effective treatment. In 2016, at SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital we launched a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of a new treatment for this tumour. Andrés Morales, Medical Director of the Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona, explains more about it.
At SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, we are conducting a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of CAR-T ARI0001 cell therapy, a new treatment strategy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Susana Rives, Head of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Unit at the Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona, provides more details about it.