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This shows two brain scans from a glioblastoma patient

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·April 1, 2021·7 min read

Chemo for Glioblastoma May Work Better in Morning Than Evening

Administering the chemotherapy drug temozolomide to glioblastoma brain cancer patients in the morning may enhance the cancer-fighting effects. The study demonstrates the timing of chemotherapy could have a significant impact on treatment for glioblastoma patients.

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·January 16, 2020·3 min read

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.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·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.

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·May 24, 2018·5 min read

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.

Brain Cancer Featured

·January 23, 2018·6 min read

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.

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.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·October 18, 2017·6 min read

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.

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·April 25, 2017·5 min read

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.

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.

Image shows a glioblastoma tumor in a brain slice.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·May 22, 2016·8 min read

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.