{"id":155281,"date":"2026-09-23T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281//?p=155281"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:22:09","slug":"ucf-researcher-identifies-10-potential-treatments-for-rare-nerve-tumor-in-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281//ucf-researcher-identifies-10-potential-treatments-for-rare-nerve-tumor-in-children/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281//","title":{"rendered":"麻豆原创 Researcher Identifies 10 Potential Treatments for Rare Nerve Tumor in Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

What if an existing drug could be repurposed to treat a rare disease?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/n

That/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u2019s the question 麻豆原创 researchers are exploring with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) to find a cure for rare nerve tumors that can cause paralysis, hearing and balance loss./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/n

Led by 麻豆原创 College of Medicine Pegasus Professor Cristina Fern/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u00e1ndez-Valle, the team is investigating whether medications already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for other conditions could be swiftly repurposed to treat schwannoma tumors./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/n

The researchers have narrowed a field of about 200 potential drugs to 10 of interest, with three emerging as the most favorable targets./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/n

Their goal is to find new treatment options for patients with Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)-related schwannomatosis. The genetic disorder causes benign tumors to develop on nerves throughout the body and head. As the tumors grow, they can damage nerves responsible for movement and sensation, including those needed to hear and balance./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/n

The disease affects about one in 25,000 newborns worldwide, according to the Children/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u2019s Tumor Foundation, with symptoms often appearing during adolescence and early adulthood. When diagnosed in children, the disorder can be severe and may require multiple surgeries during puberty to reduce tumor size and prevent further loss of function. The Children/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u2019s Tumor Foundation is supporting 麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u2019s research with a $280,020 grant./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u201cThe Children/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u2019s Tumor Foundation was critical to us because they fund the exploratory research that helps advance science,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u201d Fern/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u00e1ndez-Valle says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u201cAll of this foundational data is needed to attract the additional support needed to demonstrate a treatment holds real promise./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/155281/n