Improved brain chip for precision treatment of brain cancer
A new brain chip allows multiple simultaneous drugs to be administered directly to glioblastoma brain cancer tumors.... Read More...
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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.... Read More...
Tiny Particles Could Help Fight Brain Cancer
Researchers 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...
Blocking the Siren Call of Two Aggressive Cancers
An 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...
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.... Read More...
Therapeutic Form of Arsenic a Potential Treatment For Glioblastoma Brain Cancer
Arsenic trioxide, a treatment used for acute promyelocytic leukemia, may help extend lifespan in patients with glioblastoma brain cancer, a new study reports.... Read More...
Chemo Drug May Increase Vulnerability to Depression
Temozolomide, a chemotherapy drug used to treat brain cancer, could increase risks of developing depression by preventing neurogenesis, a new study reports.... Read More...
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.... Read More...
Tiny Packages May Pack Powerful Treatment for Brain Tumors
A lipid nanocarrier small enough to pass the blood-brain barrier could be an effective method for delivering chemotherapy medications to help fight glioblastoma brain tumors, a new study reports.... Read More...
Making Resistant Brain Cancer Cells Sensitive to Treatment
Researchers have discovered a way in which to sensitize drug-resistant human glioblastoma cells to chemotherapy.... Read More...
Study Shows Why Some Brain Cancers Resist Treatment
Researchers report they might have discovered why some people are resistant to standard treatments for brain cancer, and it's in their DNA.... Read More...
Better Chemotherapy Through Targeted Delivery
Researchers suggest delivering chemotherapy directly into the brain cavity could offer a better way to treat tumors which have metastasized to the brain. ... Read More...