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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Testing extra brain scans to read changes after glioblastoma treatment
This study tests if extra scans can tell tumor growth apart from treatment effects.
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Testing CAR T-cell therapy for cancer that has spread to the linings of the chest, belly, or brain
This study is testing a new cell therapy for cancer that has spread to body linings.
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Testing E-SYNC CAR T cell therapy for EGFRvIII positive glioblastoma
This trial tests a treatment made from a person's own immune cells.
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Scan details may help predict if brain tumors grow back after radiation
Researchers built a computer tool that guesses which brain tumors may grow back after radiation.
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What we know about a brain protein called S100A6
Researchers reviewed what a brain protein called S100A6 does in health and disease.
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A Stricter Test Shows MRI Scan Predictions Are Weaker Than They Looked
Computer tools that read brain scans to predict survival may work less well than earlier studies suggested.
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Esophageal cancer that likely spread to the lining of the brain
A man's sudden eye problems turned out to be cancer spread, not a virus.
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Where glioblastoma comes back after radiation
In this study, most tumors came back very close to where the first tumor was.
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Thinking and memory in people living many years after a grade 4 brain tumor
Most long-term survivors had trouble with thinking or memory, but it stayed fairly steady over time.
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Using light to tell brain tumor from healthy brain
Doctors may one day use a special light to see where a brain tumor ends.
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Brain tumor surgery led to a buildup of acid in the blood
During surgery for a brain tumor, a man's blood built up too much acid.
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Telling radiation damage from tumor growth on brain scans
After radiation, a new spot on a brain scan may be damage, not the tumor growing.
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A 3D color map of skull thickness to help plan skull surgery
Doctors used a color 3D map of the skull to plan surgery and repair.
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Brain tumor care breaks down when patients move between hospitals
People with brain tumors can get lost when their care moves from one hospital to another.
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Experts raise concerns about an AI tool that predicts brain tumor growth
This is a comment on an AI study, not a new treatment.
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Testing the drug AMXT 1501 with eflornithine (DFMO) for neuroblastoma, brain and spinal cord tumors, and sarcomas
This study is testing an experimental pill, AMXT 1501, taken together with a pill called eflornithine (DFMO).
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Testing CAR T cells put into the brain for high-grade glioma that came back or is getting worse
This trial is testing a treatment made from a person's own immune cells, placed right into the brain.
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A remote exercise program for young brain tumor survivors who feel very tired
This study is testing whether a guided exercise program can help young brain tumor survivors who deal with deep tiredness from cancer.
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Testing the drug M3554 in people with advanced soft tissue sarcoma or glioblastoma
This study is testing a drug called M3554 to find the right dose and to watch for side effects.
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A study of Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome in children after brain tumor surgery
This study looks at why some children get a condition called Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome after surgery for a brain tumor.