Astrocytomas are a type of brain cancer. Bothastrocytomasand glioblastomas start inbrain cellscalled astrocytes. These cells help give your brain the nutrients it needs. Glioblastomas used to be considered grade 4 astrocytomas, which meant that they were advanced, aggressive astrocytomas. Scientists...
This difficulty prevents medicine to enter the brain, but there may be hope. "One really interesting approach is to use nanoparticles -- you put the medication inside those -- and you use it to sneak into the brain and then it gets released and hopefully will fight the cancer," LaPook ...
Mirimanoff, M.D., for the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Brain Tumor and Radiotherapy Groups and the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group* From the Centre Hospitalier UniversitaireVaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland (R.S.,R-C.J., R.O.M.); Princess...
Glioblastoma, or glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is an aggressive type of brain tumour originating from theglial cells, which are supportivecellsin the brain. It is the most common anddeadliest form of primary brain cancer in adults. This tumouris characterizedby its rapid gro...
In a major advance for the treatment of the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, Northwestern Medicine scientists have used ultrasound technology to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and provide a small dose of a chemotherapy and immunotherapy drug cocktail. The study found that this treatment boosted the...
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Glioblastoma is a notoriously difficult-to-treat primary brain cancer. Despite aggressive treatment, which typically involves surgical removal of the tumor and multiple chemotherapy drugs, the cancer often returns, at which point treatment options are limited. ...
Glioblastoma multiforme is a highly aggressive primary cancer of the brain associated with a poor prognosis. Modest increases in survival can sometimes be achieved with the use of temozolomide and radiation therapy after surgery, but second line therapy after recurrence has limited efficacy. Curcumin ha...
Senator John McCain diagnosed with brain tumor(CBS News, 07/19/17) What is glioblastoma?(CBS News, 07/19/17) Cancer expert says McCain's treatment option is "tolerable"("CBS This Morning," 07/20/17) It may explain why the senator seemed somewhat disoriented last month while questioning ...