Age and body mass index are among the factors that have a significant impact on the clinical course of a particular type of brain tumor, known as pilocytic astrocytoma, in adult patients. This was the main finding of one ...
Sep 30, 2020
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MGMT promoter methylation status—information gathered at a DNA-level—can help predict overall survival for patients with a rare form of brain cancer known as anaplastic astrocytoma, according to a new analysis from The ...
Sep 26, 2017
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Among the cancerous brain tumors, 70 percent are astrocytomas. Fatal in as many as 90 percent of cases, astrocytomas originate in the largest and most numerous cells in the central nervous system, called astrocytes because ...
Sep 7, 2017
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Astrocytomas are special type of brain tumours that are difficult to treat, because they do not respond to standard therapies. One reason for this resistance could be their ability to form a communication network. This was ...
Nov 5, 2015
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New findings suggest that a gene called IDH1 might be prognostic marker for a rare form of brain cancer. Patients in this study who had a mutated IDH gene lived an average of 7.9 years after diagnosis versus 2.8 years for ...
Jun 3, 2015
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Astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas are subtypes of a brain cancer called 'glioma'. These incurable brain tumors arise from glial cells, a type of support cell found in the central nervous system. "Low-grade gliomas", which ...
Jun 25, 2014
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Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is a primarily pediatric brain tumor caused mainly by mutations in the BRAF gene. In fact, there are two specific mechanisms for activation of BRAF implicated in PA formation: by fusion of the gene ...
Jun 2, 2014
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Astrocytomas are the most common malignant brain tumors. While most patients' tumors prove to be quite aggressive, outcomes overall can vary widely, with some patients surviving for many years. Now a new study has found that ...
Feb 3, 2014
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An overactive signaling pathway is a common cause in cases of pilocytic astrocytoma, the most frequent type of brain cancer in children. This was discovered by a network of scientists coordinated by the German Cancer Research ...
Jul 9, 2013
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