Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments
TARGET
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    The Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments (TARGET) program applies a comprehensive genomic approach to determine molecular changes that drive childhood cancers. The goal of the program is to use data to guide the development of effective, less toxic therapies. TARGET is organized into a collaborative network of disease-specific project teams.
    Resource Description
    Resource Type
    Program
    Specialization
    Pediatric

    Data Update Date
    04/25/2025
    Data Content Type

    Clinical, Genomics/Omics, Xenograft
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    datasets
    DATASET SUMMARIES (9)
    Case Disease Diagnosis
    Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NOS (233)

    Number of Cases
    233

    Case Sex
    Female (76); Male (155); Not Reported (2)

    Case Age At Diagnosis
    0 to 4 years (59); 5 to 9 years (20); 10 to 14 years (75); 15 to 19 years (74); 20 to 24 years (3); Pediatric and Young Adult (<40 years) (2)

    Published In
    Project
    Case Disease Diagnosis
    Acute Leukemias of Ambiguous Lineage (115); Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NOS (1,586)

    Number of Cases
    1,701

    Case Sex
    Female (614); Male (763); Not Reported (324)

    Case Age At Diagnosis
    0 to 4 years (561); 5 to 9 years (280); 10 to 14 years (328); 15 to 19 years (194); 20 to 24 years (12); 25 to 29 years (2); Pediatric and Young Adult (<40 years) (324)

    Published In
    Project
    Case Disease Diagnosis
    Acute Myeloid Leukemia, NOS (2,146)

    Number of Cases
    2,146

    Case Sex
    Female (1,022); Male (1,124)

    Case Age At Diagnosis
    0 to 4 years (657); 5 to 9 years (393); 10 to 14 years (547); 15 to 19 years (490); 20 to 24 years (49); 25 to 29 years (10)

    Published In
    Project
    Case Disease Diagnosis
    Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney (13)

    Number of Cases
    13

    Case Sex
    Male (13)

    Case Age At Diagnosis
    0 to 4 years (13)

    Published In
    Project
    Case Disease Diagnosis
    Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NOS (18); Acute Myeloid Leukemia, NOS (2); Anaplastic Ependymoma, Posterior Fossa (1); Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (2); B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, NOS (2); Burkitt Lymphoma (1); Ependymoma (3); Ewing Sarcoma (4); Glioblastoma (6); Medulloblastoma (4) ...

    Number of Cases
    95

    Case Sex
    Female (37); Male (43); Not Reported (15)

    Case Age At Diagnosis
    0 to 4 years (38); 5 to 9 years (12); 10 to 14 years (16); 15 to 19 years (16); 20 to 24 years (1); 25 to 29 years (3); 30 to 34 years (1); Pediatric and Young Adult (<40 years) (9)

    Published In
    Project
    Case Disease Diagnosis
    Ganglioneuroblastoma (130); Neuroblastoma, NOS (989)

    Number of Cases
    1,119

    Case Sex
    Female (481); Male (638)

    Case Age At Diagnosis
    0 to 4 years (992); 5 to 9 years (102); 10 to 14 years (18); 15 to 19 years (5); 20 to 24 years (2)

    Published In
    Project
    Case Disease Diagnosis
    Osteosarcoma (282)

    Number of Cases
    282

    Case Sex
    Female (122); Male (160)

    Case Age At Diagnosis
    0 to 4 years (3); 5 to 9 years (33); 10 to 14 years (103); 15 to 19 years (112); 20 to 24 years (17); 25 to 29 years (8); 30 to 34 years (2); 35 to 39 years (4)

    Published In
    Project
    Case Disease Diagnosis
    Rhabdoid Tumor (69)

    Number of Cases
    69

    Case Sex
    Female (33); Male (36)

    Case Age At Diagnosis
    0 to 4 years (66); 5 to 9 years (2); 10 to 14 years (1)

    Published In
    Project
    Case Disease Diagnosis
    Wilms Tumor (652)

    Number of Cases
    652

    Case Sex
    Female (360); Male (291); Unknown (1)

    Case Age At Diagnosis
    0 to 4 years (474); 5 to 9 years (160); 10 to 14 years (15); 15 to 19 years (3)

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