Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 22, 2019·4 min readNew drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumorCombining carboplatin, a common chemotherapy drug, with everolimus, a drug that blocks mTOR, is effective at inducing apoptosis and slowing tumor growth in patients with pediatric low-grade glioma brain cancer.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·November 7, 2013·3 min readCommon Genetic Pathway Could be Conduit to Pediatric Tumor TreatmentResearchers discover the mTOR pathway is highly active in many cases of pediatric low-grade glioma. Blocking the pathway lead to a decreased growth of the brain tumors.Read More