Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 19, 2018·3 min readDrug Discovery Could Halt Brain Cancer SpreadResearchers detail the use of a drug that may help block the way glioblastoma brain cancer cells respond to fluid flow. The finding could lead to stopping glioblastoma from spreading.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·7 min readPoliovirus Therapy for Recurrent Glioblastoma Has 3 Year Survival Rate of 21%A new study reports a genetically modified poliovirus therapy has been shown to improve long term survival rates in recurrent glioblastoma brain cancer patients. Researchers say the therapy had a three year survival rate for 21 percent of participants in a phase 1 clinical trial, compared to just 4% of patients who received more standard treatments.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 6, 2018·4 min readBrain Cancer Atlas CreatedA new brain cancer atlas maps out comprehensive, visually rich information about the anatomical and genetic bases of glioblastoma, researchers report.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 4, 2018·5 min readA Potential Achilles Heel in Brain CancerA new study in PNAS reports blocking the expression of MDA-9/Syntenin forces glioma stem cells to lose their ability to induce protective autophagy.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 24, 2018·5 min readTiny Particles Could Help Fight Brain CancerResearchers at MIT have developed a new drug delivering nanoparticle that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. The nanoparticles carry two different drugs that can help shrink tumors and prevent them from growing back.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2018·4 min readOrganoids Reveal how Deadly Brain Cancers GrowResearchers use gene editing to generate aggressive glioblastoma multiforme brain tumors in the lab. The model, researchers say, could be used to track the progression of tumors and develop personalized therapies for patients.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 9, 2018·6 min readGenes Associated With Glioblastoma Brain Cancer IdentifiedA new study describes glioblastoma specific gene co-expression relationships between a group of 22 genes.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·January 23, 2018·6 min readBlocking the Siren Call of Two Aggressive CancersAn inhibitor of the 20-HETE chemical has been used to successfully control the spread and growth of human glioblastoma and breast cancer in lab models of the diseases, researchers report.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·January 22, 2018·5 min readCombination Chemotherapy May Significantly Improve Treatment for GlioblastomaResearchers report the addition of an FDA approved chemotherapy drug called hydroxyyurea to temozolomide helps to increase survival rates in animal models of glioblastoma.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·November 27, 2017·7 min readCancer Drug Starts Clinical Trials in Human Brain Cancer PatientsA 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 CancerFeaturedNeurology·October 18, 2017·6 min readTherapeutic Form of Arsenic a Potential Treatment For Glioblastoma Brain CancerArsenic trioxide, a treatment used for acute promyelocytic leukemia, may help extend lifespan in patients with glioblastoma brain cancer, a new study reports.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·October 16, 2017·3 min readBiomarker For Progression and Drug Response in Brain Cancer IdentifiedResearchers have identified a biomarker that can help predict a patient's prognosis and response to therapies for glioblastoma brain cancer subtypes.Read More
