Oncology & Cancer
Finding new ways to treat diffuse midline gliomas
Cancer is a sneaky disease. Find one method of treating it successfully, and it finds another way to survive.
May 22, 2023
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News tagged with glioma
Oncology & Cancer
Whole-genome sequencing used to track down genes behind familial glioma
A team of gene therapists, oncologists, genetic sequencing experts and neurosurgeons affiliated with a host of institutions in the U.S. and one in Sweden has uncovered gene variants that appear to be responsible for passing ...
Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies enzyme that helps tumors evade the immune system
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified an enzyme which aids tumors in evading the immune system, findings that could provide future directions for tumor treatment, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Apr 12, 2023
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Surgery
A device developed by researchers can improve cancer surgery—clinical trials initiated
First-in-human clinical trials have been initiated at Kuopio University Hospital with a device that assists in the identification of cancerous tissue during surgery. The tissue monitoring technique developed by startup company ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Genetics
Artificial intelligence predicts genetics of cancerous brain tumors in under 90 seconds
Using artificial intelligence, researchers have discovered how to screen for genetic mutations in cancerous brain tumors in under 90 seconds—and possibly streamline the diagnosis and treatment of gliomas, a study suggests.
Mar 23, 2023
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Neuroscience
Predicting risk of blood clots in brain tumors
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new tool to help physicians predict the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with adult-type diffuse gliomas, results published in the journal Blood.
Mar 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Intraventricular immunovirotherapy: A translational step forward
A new research perspective titled "Intraventricular immunovirotherapy; a translational step forward" has been published in Oncotarget.
Jan 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Using spatial single-cell transcriptomics to visualize diffuse midline glioma
Children diagnosed with diffuse midline gliomas often die within a year after their initial diagnosis since there are no effective treatments yet for this rare cancer. But researchers now have a better understanding of what ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Specific alterations in BRAF gene may affect response to treatment and survival in adult brain cancers
Researchers have identified a range of genetic alterations in glioma brain cancers that will help them to understand how different mutations in one particular gene interact with other gene alterations and which ones are more ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify a gene as a potential target in treatment-resistant brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme
Research led by doctors and scientists at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UCLA Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior have identified a gene that may provide a therapeutic target for ...
Oct 19, 2022
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