Research updates
New brain tumor research and news, in plain language. The marks on each item show how far along the evidence is. More marks mean it has been tested more.
1042 item(s). Early-stage animal and lab research is hidden. Tick the box above to include it.
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A new beam setup may lower radiation to the brain's memory area
A different way to aim whole-brain radiation gave lower doses to the brain's memory areas in test plans.
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Rare pituitary tumor treated with medicine during pregnancy
A woman had a rare pituitary tumor while pregnant, and she and her baby did well.
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What EGFR does in health and in cancer
This paper reviews what scientists have learned about EGFR, a cell receptor that can help drive brain tumors.
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A look at how EGFR gene changes differ across cancers
This is a review of what scientists know about one gene that drives many cancers, including brain tumors.
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Comparing two seizure drugs in people with glioma
This trial compares two seizure medicines in people with a brain tumor called glioma.
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Focused radiation after surgery for grade II or returning grade I meningioma
This trial is testing a short, targeted form of radiation given after meningioma surgery.
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Testing whether pesticide exposure affects glioblastoma treatment
This study looks at whether past pesticide exposure changes how a brain tumor responds to treatment.
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Testing tarlatamab before and after surgery for high-grade glioma that came back
This study tests a drug called tarlatamab in people having surgery for a brain tumor that came back.
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Testing digoxin for medulloblastoma that came back in kids and young adults
This study is testing a drug called digoxin in young people whose medulloblastoma came back.
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A Vaccine Made From a Person's Own Immune Cells for Brain Tumors
This study tests a vaccine built from a person's own immune cells.
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A review of cell signals that help glioblastoma survive
This is a summary of past research, not a new treatment.
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A computer tool to help plan radiation for brain tumors from lung cancer
Researchers built a computer tool to help doctors choose a radiation dose.
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Brain training before surgery shifted language areas without harming speech
A way to nudge the brain's language areas before surgery did not hurt speech or thinking.
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A computer tool measures childhood brain tumors more closely
Researchers built a computer tool that outlines a child's brain tumor on scans more closely than an older tool did.
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A strong MRI scan may help show a brain tumor's type before surgery
A very strong MRI scan may give doctors clues about a brain tumor without surgery.
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Two surgery dyes compared in glioblastoma operations
Surgeons use dyes to see brain tumor better, and one dye was linked to more tumor being removed.
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A score to spot brain spread risk in digestive cancers
Cancer spreading to the brain is rare in digestive cancers, and this study built a score to spot who is most at risk.
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Mapping nerve paths before brain radiation may protect movement
Special brain scans that map nerve paths may help patients avoid weakness after focused radiation.
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Testing whether expert team reviews help adults with cancer that spread to the brain
This study asks if a team of brain cancer experts reviewing your case leads to better care.
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A drug switched on by sound waves for glioblastoma that came back or is growing
This study tests a drug that is turned on by focused sound waves aimed at the tumor.