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Cutting Edge research happens every day at St. Jude.
- St. Jude has the largest protocol-based pediatric brain tumor program in the country.
- St. Jude is the operations and scientific center of the national Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, formed by the National Cancer Institute.
- St. Jude pioneered the use of 3-D radiation technology to treat pediatric brain tumors. The technique targets the tumor while significantly reducing damage to healthy tissue and protecting the intellectual development of the child.
- St. Jude is the first center to receive government approval for a unique bone marrow transplant procedure that makes it possible for parents who are not exact matches to be donors for their children.
- St. Jude was the first institution to cure sickle cell disease with a bone marrow transplant and has one of the largest pediatric sickle cell programs in the country.
- St. Jude is a leader in pediatric AIDS research and has pioneered the development of a novel three-tiered vaccine designed to provide protection against the wide diversity of AIDS viruses.The vaccine is now in FDA-approved clinical trials.
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