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.
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A review of a gene switch that may help the immune system spot tumors
This is a review of early science, not a new treatment you can get.
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What Doctors Know About Treating Chordoma in the Skull
Experts pulled together what is known about a rare skull tumor called chordoma.
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A spinal fluid test may help find cancer that has spread to the brain lining
A protein in spinal fluid was much higher when cancer had spread to the lining of the brain.
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Contrast on the first brain scan may warn of a glioma turning more serious
Contrast dye lighting up on the first scan may warn of higher risk later.
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A look back at surgery for small spinal tumors
One surgeon reviewed 40 people who had a rare lower spine tumor removed.
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What happened after surgery for a hearing nerve tumor
Doctors looked back at 50 people who had surgery for a tumor on the hearing and balance nerve.
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Two Kinds of Ependymoma in the Back of the Brain
Doctors now split this brain tumor into two types that act very differently.
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Meningiomas caused by past radiation came back sooner
Meningiomas that formed after earlier radiation came back sooner than other ones.
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Two drugs, encorafenib and binimetinib, helped melanoma in the brain
Two drugs taken together shrank brain tumors in many people with a certain melanoma.
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A review of glowing dyes that help surgeons see tumor edges
Doctors are testing special dyes that make tumors glow during surgery.
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A protein called uPAR may be a target for new cancer treatments
Scientists are looking at a protein on tumor cells as a way to attack hard to treat cancers.
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Can AI read scans to predict how immune therapy works?
Researchers looked at AI tools that study scans, and say these tools are not ready for your care yet.
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A computer tool that uses brain scans to help predict how glioma may go
Doctors built a computer tool that reads brain scans to guess how a glioma may turn out.
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Immune proteins in the blood of people with brain tumors
People with glioblastoma had higher levels of two immune proteins in their blood.
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Using Viruses to Attack Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors
Scientists are studying viruses that kill tumor cells as a possible way to treat spine tumors.
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Surgeons Kept a Small Artery Safe During Skull Base Tumor Surgery
Doctors saved a small blood vessel while operating on a brain tumor at the base of the skull.
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A Look at Immune Cells Called Natural Killer Cells and Brain Disease
This paper reviews how one kind of immune cell might one day help treat brain disease.
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A hormone drug called DMPA and the risk of meningioma
Using the hormone drug DMPA for a long time may raise the risk of a meningioma, but the number of cases is very low.
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How much tissue surgeons remove may affect whether a meningioma comes back
Removing more of the tissue around a meningioma was linked to a lower chance of it growing back.
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Germ cell tumors can also show up in adults near the pituitary gland
A rare brain tumor mostly seen in young people can also happen in adults, and simple tests may help doctors spot it.