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Cancer Drug Starts Clinical Trials in Human Brain Cancer Patients

Neuroscience NewsNovember 27, 2017

A new drug has been cleared for human trials in patients with anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma brain cancers. The drug, PAC-1, is reported to spur cancer cells to self destruct and has proven to be effective in animal models of brain cancers.... Read More...

Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology9 min read

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Biomarker For Progression and Drug Response in Brain Cancer Identified

Neuroscience NewsOctober 16, 2017

Researchers have identified a biomarker that can help predict a patient's prognosis and response to therapies for glioblastoma brain cancer subtypes.... Read More...

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Biologists Identify Possible New Strategy for Halting Brain Tumors

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 29, 2017

A new study reports researchers have identified a mechanism that aids the growth of glioblastoma brain cancer. By blocking the mechanism, researchers were able to halt the progression of the tumors.... Read More...

Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology9 min read

Zika Virus Could Be Used to Treat Brain Cancer Patients

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 5, 2017

A new study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine report Zika virus could be used to target and treat glioblastoma brain cancer. Researchers found a mouse adapted strain of Zika slowed tumor growth and extended life span in mice with glioblastoma.... Read More...

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Gene Combinations That Cause Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Identified

Neuroscience NewsAugust 14, 2017

CRISPR technology and advanced screening techniques allow researchers to comb through over 1500 genetic combinations to find multiple drivers of glioblastoma brain cancer. ... Read More...

Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology4 min read

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CD44s Gives Glioblastoma Brain Cancer a Survival Advantage

Neuroscience NewsJuly 21, 2017

A new Baylor study reveals the CD44s molecule gives glioblastoma brain cancer cells a survival advantage. Removing CD44s from cancer cells and treating with erlotinib helped to promote the death of cancer cells than by just treating the cancer with erlotinib alone, researchers said.... Read More...

Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology6 min read

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Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma Well Tolerated and Increases Survival

Neuroscience NewsApril 14, 2017

Glioblastmoa brain cancer patients who received an experimental vaccines in combination with chemotherapy showed improved suitability and tolerated the treatment well, a new study reports.... Read More...

Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles8 min read

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Depriving Deadly Brain Tumors Of Cholesterol May Be Their Achilles’ Heel

Neuroscience NewsOctober 13, 2016

Depriving glioblastoma brain cancer cells of cholesterol caused tumor regression and prolonged survival in mouse models of the disease, a new study reports.... Read More...

Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology5 min read