Science appeals

Today as many as four out of five children survive leukaemia. However, treatment is gruelling with devastating effects.

We need your help to improve treatments for these brave youngsters.

Dr Malcolm Taylor, working to develop a leukaemia vaccine

A vaccine to prevent children developing leukaemia.

This ground-breaking project is being led by leukaemia specialist Dr Malcolm Taylor. His work is at an early stage but the potential is staggering.

Chemotherapy does not work for all children and can have long term side-effects.

Four teams of scientists at Great Ormond Street Hospital are looking at alternatives, using the body's own immune system.

We need new drugs to fight leukaemia that won't put children’s future health at risk.

Dr Rodriguez-Viciana is carrying out research into less toxic drugs that will stop leukaemias and other cancers in their tracks.

The outlook is bleak for babies diagnosed with leukaemia in their first year of life.

Despite overall progress, only half of babies with leukaemia survive.