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.
1061 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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Testing a new antibody drug called GNC-039 in people with glioma or other solid tumors
This trial is testing how safe a new drug called GNC-039 is in people whose tumor has come back or spread.
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Proton radiation aimed away from the brain for cancer that has spread to the fluid around the brain and spine
This study tests a form of proton radiation for adults whose solid tumor cancer has spread to the lining of the brain and spine.
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Testing a scan tracer called FET to find brain tumors
This study is testing a substance called FET to help spot brain tumors on scans.
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Testing FPS-ZM1 for brain swelling after glioblastoma surgery
This study is testing a drug to see if it can help control brain swelling after glioblastoma surgery.
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A drug called Sac-TMT with brain radiation for lung cancer that spread to the brain
This trial asks if a new drug plus brain radiation can slow brain tumors.
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Testing engineered immune cells for H3K27M diffuse midline glioma and DIPG
This study tests immune cells built to target a tumor change called H3K27M.
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Hyperbaric oxygen added to drug treatment for newly found glioblastoma
This study tests if hyperbaric oxygen helps drug treatment work better for glioblastoma.
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A study of people in Brazil with IDH-mutant diffuse glioma
This study looks back at the health records of people in Brazil who have a brain tumor called IDH-mutant diffuse glioma.
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A study of mood, worry, and suicidal thoughts in people with glioblastoma
This study asks people with glioblastoma about depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide.
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Nerve signal checks during brain tumor surgery in adults
This study tests if signal checks during surgery protect movement, speech, and sight.
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Ways to Keep CAR-T Cells From Wearing Out in Brain Tumors
Researchers looked at 5 ways to help immune cell therapy last longer against glioblastoma, a brain tumor.
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Brain Radiation Shrinks Small Memory Areas Over a Year
After brain radiation, small memory areas of the brain got smaller over the first year.
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Brain tumor care needs special coordination, health staff say
Health workers who guide brain tumor care say the job takes special skills and more support than they get.
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Past whole brain radiation linked to more brain changes after focused radiation
People who had whole brain radiation before had more brain changes after focused radiation.
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A computer model tries to predict which brain spots grow back after Gamma Knife
Doctors built a computer tool to guess which treated brain spots may come back.
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A brain scan method that may lower the need for dye
Doctors are testing a way to measure blood flow in brain tumors without injecting dye.
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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.