Clinical

Find out how research at St. Jude underlies clinical progress in the care and treatment of cancer, blood disorders, neurological disease and more. 

GMP
GMP

Shared Resource Spotlight: The Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Facility

Jessica Gullett-Rubino, PhD

Learn more about how the St. Jude Good Manufacturing Practice facility is manufacturing lifesaving therapeutics for children with cancer and catastrophic diseases

Molecular diagnostics bring treatment opportunities to infants with brain tumors

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Research in integrated, molecular diagnostics gave Fletcher Fazenbaker’s family something they thought they’d never get — a diagnosis and treatment plan.

Jane Hankins and Akshay Sharma
Jane Hankins and Akshay Sharma

Collaborating for Care: Developing a New Global Standard for Sickle Cell Disease Treatment

Taylor Wewel

Discover how St. Jude researchers are influencing sickle cell disease treatment globally.

Molecular Pathway
Molecular Pathway

SJiMB21: A molecular path to treating infants with medulloblastoma

Jessie Newman and Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

At St. Jude, clinical trial SJiMB21 seeks to provide treatment strategies for infants and young children diagnosed with medulloblastoma that place the patient, not just the tumor, at the center of care.

St. Jude patient Karina Perez-Ortiz with Sarah Daniels, PhD, CCLS, St. Jude Child Life.
St. Jude patient Karina Perez-Ortiz with Sarah Daniels, PhD, CCLS, St. Jude Child Life.

Research adds to understanding of AYA patients

Kerry Hillis Goff

Psychological, social and behavioral research sheds light on the needs of adolescents and young adults with cancer.

Hearing soundboard
Hearing soundboard

Diagnostic Imaging receives hospital’s first Expanded Access use designation from FDA

Matt Gaschk

St. Jude received the hospital’s first expanded access designation from the FDA for use of PET scans with [11C]Methionine a tracer that makes imaging results clearer.

Sickle cell road to adulthood
Sickle cell road to adulthood

St. Jude advice to young adults with sickle cell disease: Stay connected

Mary Powers

The St. Jude Methodist Sickle Cell Disease Transition Clinic helps patients move from pediatric to adult care, an important stage where patients often experience roadblocks to maintaining their health.

craniopharyngioma brain scan
craniopharyngioma brain scan

Studies of rare craniopharyngioma reveal ways to improve long-term outcomes for patients

Erin Podolak, MA

A St. Jude clinical trial launched more than 25 years ago has helped to transform understanding and care for children with the brain tumor craniopharyngioma.

Premiasiones
Premiasiones

Latin American hospitals implement tool to identify kids whose condition is deteriorating

Mary Powers

Flexible and tailored implementation strategies helped pediatric cancer centers across Latin America scale up a proven quality improvement strategy.

Paul Wise giving a lecture
Paul Wise giving a lecture

SAFER Ukraine: a framework for responding to global conflicts

Erin Podolak, MA

What lessons can be learned from the remarkable success of SAFER Ukraine?