The National Children's Hospital was founded in 1870 and is located in Washington DC. When it first opened, the hospital had just 12 beds to care for orphans from the American Civil War. But today, with over 150 years of history, 323 beds and over 600 dedicated paediatrician specialists, National Children's Hospital is one of the top 10 children's hospitals in the country.
There is an urgent clinical need for new antimicrobial drugs to break through the dilemma of cIAI treatment in children and address the growing challenge of drug resistance.
Boston Children's Hospital, founded in 1869, is a not-for-profit medical institution. Boston Children's Hospital has been a leader in the field of paediatric care and the treatment of complex childhood diseases. Boston Children's Hospital is one of the world's largest centres of paediatric medicine. Boston Children's Hospital has been repeatedly ranked as the top children's hospital in the country by US News & World Report
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is located in Memphis, Tennessee. The mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is to improve the treatment and prevention of childhood diseases through research and treatment. No child will be denied treatment because of race, religion or a family's ability to pay.
Melanoma is a complex and highly malignant disease that can cause itching or bleeding, as well as ulcers and pain in some patients.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is a world-renowned children's hospital with a long history. It is recognised as one of the few international paediatric centres in the world that can treat children with rare, complex or multiple conditions.
According to data from a phase 2 trial, the new treatment Tovorafenib resulted in significant tumour shrinkage in 64% of patients with low-grade gliomas in children, a clinical benefit rate of 91%.
