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UMN BEGINS FIRST IN-PERSON CLINICAL TRIAL FOR ‘INNOVATIVE’ GLIOBLASTOMA TREATMENT

by Kayla Giacin | Jan 13, 2021 | Latest News

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The University of Minnesota on Thursday announced that a promising new brain cancer clinical trial is underway.  It’s Phase I of the first-in-human trial, and university physicians and scientists are enrolling patients with glioblastoma, which is...

INNOVATIONS IN BRAIN TUMOR SURGERY PROVIDES MORE OPTIONS, MORE HOPE

by Kayla Giacin | Jan 12, 2021 | Latest News

By Dr. Paul Camarata – Clinical Service Chief, Neurosurgery, The University of Kansas Health System Brain tumors are understandably perceived as quite a grim diagnosis. Medical, surgical and technical advances, along with discoveries in research, provide more options...

NANO-MEDICINE CROSSES INTO BRAIN, ERADICATES RECURRING BRAIN CANCER IN MICE

by Kayla Giacin | Nov 12, 2020 | Latest News

A new synthetic protein nanoparticle capable of slipping past the nearly impermeable blood-brain barrier could deliver cancer-killing drugs directly to malignant brain tumors, new research from the University of Michigan shows. The study is the first to demonstrate an...

Children’s Oncology Group study to assess targeted therapy for low-grade glioma

by CBTF Children's Brain Tumor Foundation | Aug 31, 2020 | Latest News

This innovative targeted therapy for low-grade glioma brain tumors would help preserve healthy tissue meanwhile treating tumor cells. Read more…...

I Wasn’t Much of an Activist – Until My Son Was Diagnosed With a Pediatric Tumor

by CBTF Children's Brain Tumor Foundation | Jul 30, 2020 | Latest News

How many parents can relate to this mother turned advocate after their child was diagnosed with a brain tumor? Read more…...

Purdue University has developed a new approach to treating Glioblastoma brain tumors

by CBTF Children's Brain Tumor Foundation | Jul 16, 2020 | Latest News

Glioblastomas are the most common malignant brain tumors in adults. Treatment options are extremely limited and usually not effective, leading to death for most patients within 12-18 months of diagnosis. Read more…...
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