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·January 22, 2018·5 min read

Combination Chemotherapy May Significantly Improve Treatment for Glioblastoma

Researchers report the addition of an FDA approved chemotherapy drug called hydroxyyurea to temozolomide helps to increase survival rates in animal models of glioblastoma.

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·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.

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·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.

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·November 16, 2015·5 min read

Making Resistant Brain Cancer Cells Sensitive to Treatment

Researchers have discovered a way in which to sensitize drug-resistant human glioblastoma cells to chemotherapy.

This image showsn normal cell dividing (left) and stressed cancer cell dividing (right). PLK1 inhibitors stress cancer cells, making them easier to kill.

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·May 8, 2015·4 min read

Three Classes of Anti-Cancer Drugs Work in Synergy Against Glioblastoma

Researchers report a combination of three different anti-cancer drugs shows promising results for the treatment of glioblastoma brain cancer.

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·October 28, 2014·4 min read

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.

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·December 18, 2013·6 min read

Recurrent Brain Cancers Follow Distinctive Genetic Paths

Recurrent gliomas could have genetic profiles which are different from those of the initial tumors that spawned them, a new study reports.

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·February 21, 2013·2 min read

Neuroscientist Sheds Light on Cause for ‘Chemo Brain’

A new study argues that prolonged chemotherapy decreases the development of new brain cells, and disrupts ongoing brain rhythms in the part of the brain responsible for making new memories.