Report on the 2021 Children’s Tumour Foundation virtual conference

The 2021 NF conference brought together researchers and clinicians from all over the world, from Japan and Chile to Australia, Europe, China, the USA and Canada. NF research resonated and vibrated in hundreds of laboratories, universities and hospitals.

Report on the Children’s Tumour Foundation virtual conference – June 2021 (French only)

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Here’s what you’ll find in the proceedings of the world’s largest NF conference:

  • Recipient of the 2021 Friedrich von Recklinghausen Award 
  • Symposium on clinical and medical care
  • The tumour microenvironment: logistics and support for intruders
  • NF1-specific studies
    • Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST)
    • NF1 is not the only gene mutated in neurofibromas
    • Non-RAS/MEK signaling of neurofibromin
    • Optic tract gliomas
    • Advances in clinical research
    • New tools in NF1
  • NF2-specific studies
    • Testing new pathways with new drugs
    • Advances in clinical research
  • Schwannomatosis-specific studies
    • Role of the LZTR1 gene in Schwannoma development
    • Discovery of a new gene involved in Schwannomas
    • Schwannomatosis clinical research focuses on pain
  • Gene therapy
    • Capsids for better targeting of Schwann cells
    • NF2
    • NF1
  • Pain in NF
    • Study of pain mechanisms in NF2 and Schwannomatosis
    • Pain management in NF1
  • Research advances in cognitive psychology