Latest News from Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation

Tumor vaccines can help the body fight cancer. Mutations in the tumor genome often lead to protein changes that are typical of cancer. A vaccine can alert the patient's immune system to these mutated proteins. For the first time, physicians and cancer researchers from...

Summary Background Cisplatin is used to treat a wide range of childhood cancers and cisplatin-induced hearing loss (CIHL) is a common and debilitating toxicity. We aimed to address persistent knowledge gaps in CIHL by establishing benchmarks for the prevalence of and...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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......

The Moeykens family participated in CBTF's First Annual Webathon and as part of a competition to get the most likes on our YouTube page, the Moeykens won the opportunity to send a breakfast to a medical facility of their choice! They chose their favorite team at...

Tara A. Schwetz, PhD, Acting Director, NINRE writes... Every May, we celebrate National Nurses Week to express our gratitude for the incredible work nurses, including nurse scientists, do every day as the largest component of the health care workforce. However, this...

Dear CBTF family member, One of the primary goals of the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF) is the creation of a peer and professional support community. We make this happen in a multitude of ways, but one of the most special is when we can be in the same room,...

We’d like to share some resources on decreasing anxiety and encouraging calm. For parents and kids there are also tips on how to stay busy, entertained, and hopefully offer an escape from the on-going barrage of news. All of the resources listed below are free during...

This in depth interview covers a wide variety of topics ranging from Stacia's experience, CBTF's signature programs, our goals moving forward, and many more! Follow this link to read the entire discussion... https://www.sanctuary-magazine.com/jan-20-stacia-wagner.html

On November 19th, CBTF held the first "Together We Can Make A Difference" conference sponsored by Nanobeak. The conference, for non-profits, had a wide variety of presenters providing quality of life updates, including Krista Nelson of Providence Health and Services,...

CBTF helped conceive, seed, serves on the executive board of, and continues its significant funding of the Children’s Brain Tumor Tissue Consortium (CBTTC). We are very proud of Dr. Prados appointment to this important role. The Children’s Brain Tumor Tissue...