Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover chemical which can kill glioblastoma cells
Aggressive brain tumour cells taken from patients self-destructed after being exposed to a chemical in laboratory tests, researchers have shown.
Aug 15, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Machine-learning system determines the fewest, smallest doses that could still shrink brain tumors
MIT researchers are employing novel machine-learning techniques to improve the quality of life for patients by reducing toxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy dosing for glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer.
Aug 10, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
A breakthrough for understanding glioblastoma—origin cells for deadly brain tumors identified
A new study by KAIST researchers identified where the mutation causing glioblastoma starts. According to the study, neural stem cells away from the tumor mass are the cells of origin that contain mutation drivers for glioblastoma, ...
Aug 2, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers clarify role of mutations in glioblastoma
Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered how different mutations in a specific gene help drive glioblastoma, the most lethal form of brain cancer.
Jul 11, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Dying cancer cells make remaining glioblastoma cells more aggressive and therapy-resistant
A surprising form of cell-to-cell communication in glioblastoma promotes global changes in recipient cells, including aggressiveness, motility, and resistance to radiation or chemotherapy.
Jun 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors
Glioblastoma is the most severe form of brain cancer in adults. The aggressiveness of this cancer is largely due to its ability to invade surrounding brain tissue, making the tumor difficult to remove by surgery. Now, a research ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
International 'A' team debuts brain cancer atlas
It takes an "A" team to make headway against glioblastoma, a highly aggressive type of brain cancer. Glioblastoma is the most common type of malignant brain tumor in adults. In addition to the caliber of the researchers involved, ...
Jun 6, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find leukemia and lymphoma drug may benefit glioblastoma patients
New Cleveland Clinic research shows for the first time that ibrutinib, an FDA-approved drug for lymphoma and leukemia, may also help treat the most common—and deadliest—type of brain tumor. The findings, published in ...
May 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Brain cancer atlas created to help research and treatment efforts for glioblastoma
A large team of researchers from several institutions in the U.S. and India has created an anatomic transcriptional atlas of human glioblastoma—an aggressive form of brain cancer. In their paper published in the journal ...
Oncology & Cancer
Enzyme blocker stops growth of deadly brain tumor
Investigators were able to halt the growth of glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, by inhibiting an enzyme called CDK5, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Cell Reports.
May 11, 2018
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