Oncology & Cancer
Brain cancer breakthrough provides hope for new treatments
A novel approach to immunotherapy design could pave the way for new treatments for people with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma.
May 10, 2021
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Surgery
New tool helps guide brain cancer surgery
A tool to help brain surgeons test and more precisely remove cancerous tissue was successfully used during surgery, according to a Purdue University and Brigham and Women's Hospital study.
Jul 3, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify DNA repair enzyme as a potential brain cancer drug target
Rapidly dividing cells rely on an enzyme called Dicer to help them repair the DNA damage that occurs as they make mistakes in copying their genetic material over and over for new cells. UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer ...
Jan 6, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover cell 'crosstalk' that triggers cancer cachexia
New research from the University of Oklahoma reveals a previously unknown chain of events sparking the development of cancer cachexia, a debilitating muscle-wasting condition that almost always occurs in people diagnosed ...
Apr 12, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Chemotherapy following radiation treatment slows disease progress
A chemotherapy regimen consisting of procarbazine, CCNU, and vincristine (PCV) administered following radiation therapy improved progression-free survival and overall survival in adults with low-grade gliomas, a form of brain ...
Nov 16, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Study pinpoints a genetic cause of most lethal brain tumor, may lead to new treatment
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have discovered that some cases of glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain cancer, are caused by the fusion of two adjacent genes. The study ...
Jul 26, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New oncolytic virus shows improved effectiveness in preclinical testing
A new fourth-generation oncolytic virus designed to both kill cancer cells and inhibit blood-vessel growth has shown greater effectiveness than earlier versions when tested in animal models of human brain cancer.
Oct 27, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Team reveals novel way to treat drug-resistant brain tumor cells
New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison explains why the incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is highly resistant to current chemotherapies.
Jun 1, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Fluorescent marker can help guide surgeons to remove dangerous brain tumor cells more accurately
A chemical that highlights tumour cells has been used by surgeons to help spot and safely remove brain cancer in a trial presented at the 2018 NCRI Cancer Conference.
Nov 4, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
A new weapon in the fight against children's brain tumors
Children with brain cancer may soon get some help from mice with the same disease, thanks to new research from University of Michigan Medical School scientists and their colleagues.
Mar 2, 2016
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