New findings on treatment-resistant paediatric brain tumours

Embryonal tumours with multi-row rosettes (ETMR) are among the rarest and most aggressive brain tumours in early childhood. Despite intensive treatment, the prognosis has so far been very poor. A research project at the University of Münster, funded with €200,000 by the Wilhelm Sander Foundation and led by Prof. Kornelius Kerl, is now providing important new insights into why these tumours are particularly resistant to treatment, whilst also identifying new therapeutic targets.