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·January 11, 2019·6 min read

A Patient’s Sex Matters When it Comes to Brain Cancer

Researchers report our gender can determine longevity and response to treatment for glioblastoma brain cancer. The study reports male survival is determined by genes that control cell division, where as female survival is often determine by genes that regulate the ability of cancer cells to migrate to different brain areas.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·September 29, 2017·7 min read

Biologists Identify Possible New Strategy for Halting Brain Tumors

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.

Image shows brain slice of a glioblastoma cancer.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·October 16, 2017·3 min read

Biomarker For Progression and Drug Response in Brain Cancer Identified

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

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·November 27, 2017·7 min read

Cancer Drug Starts Clinical Trials in Human Brain Cancer Patients

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.

Image shows a glioblastoma brain cancer tumor in a brain slice.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology

·July 21, 2017·4 min read

CD44s Gives Glioblastoma Brain Cancer a Survival Advantage

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.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·September 28, 2018·4 min read

Clinical Trial Testing Vaccine for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer

A new clinical trial will test whether an experimental vaccine can help patients' immune systems to stop the spread of deadly glioblastoma brain cancer.

Image shows an MRI brain scan of a glioblastoma patient.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·October 13, 2016·4 min read

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

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

This image shows non-tumorigenic glioblastoma cells.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·July 6, 2015·2 min read

Epigenetic Activity Helps Explain How Glioblastoma Can Resist Treatment

Findings could provide a new therapeutic target for glioblastoma, a new study reports.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·May 5, 2016·4 min read

Finding the Origin of Glioblastoma Subtypes

A new study reports different types of glioblastoma tend to develop in different regions of the brain.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology

·August 14, 2017·3 min read

Gene Combinations That Cause Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Identified

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

Image shows a brain scan from a glioblastoma patient.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 14, 2017·6 min read

Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma Well Tolerated and Increases Survival

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.