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 test of safusidenib for IDH1-mutant glioma that grew during vorasidenib treatment
This trial is testing a drug called safusidenib in people whose glioma grew while they were taking vorasidenib.
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Testing a targeted radiation drug with lomustine for glioblastoma that has come back
This trial is testing whether adding a targeted radiation drug to lomustine helps adults whose glioblastoma has come back.
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A study testing doses of BI 764532 in people with a DLL3 positive brain tumor
This study is testing how much of a drug called BI 764532 people with a brain tumor can handle.
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Studying blood and urine during radiation for glioblastoma
This study looks at what happens in the blood and urine of people getting radiation for a brain tumor called glioblastoma.
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Testing selinexor added to usual chemotherapy for glioblastoma that has come back
This study is testing whether adding a drug called selinexor to the usual chemotherapy helps people whose brain tumor has returned.
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Testing levetiracetam added to standard treatment for hypoxic IDH-wildtype glioblastoma
This study asks if adding a drug called levetiracetam to the usual glioblastoma treatment helps people do better.
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A study of balance after Gamma Knife treatment for a vestibular schwannoma
This study follows how balance changes in people treated with Gamma Knife radiation for a benign tumor near the hearing and balance nerve.
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Mirdametinib with vinblastine chemotherapy for newly diagnosed PLGG
This study is testing a drug taken by mouth, mirdametinib, given together with vinblastine chemotherapy in people with newly diagnosed PLGG.
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Testing a treatment plan built for each person's tumor in children and young adults whose medulloblastoma or ependymoma has come back
This study tests whether a care team can build a treatment plan that fits one person's own tumor.
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Testing an ultrasound device with chemotherapy for glioblastoma that has come back
This trial tests whether opening the brain's natural shield with sound waves helps a chemo drug reach a glioblastoma that has come back.
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Testing a daily pill called vorasidenib for IDH-mutant astrocytoma after first treatment
This trial is testing whether a daily pill can hold off tumor growth longer than a placebo pill.
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Testing a GD2 CAR T cell therapy in children and young adults with diffuse midline glioma
This study is testing a CAR T cell therapy aimed at GD2 in young people with a brain tumor called diffuse midline glioma.
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A brain lymphoma came back in one eye after almost five years
A woman's brain lymphoma came back in her eye years later, and brain scans did not show it.
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Brain tumor patients lived longer when treated at certified cancer centers
A large study in Germany found that people with brain tumors lived longer when they were treated at certified cancer centers.
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A smaller opening in the skull to remove large brain tumors near the smell nerves
Doctors used a small cut along the eyebrow to take out large tumors, and most patients did well.
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Blood proteins in brain tumor patients low in vitamin D
This small early study looked at blood proteins in people with brain tumors, and it is not a treatment.
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A rare lung tumor spread to the brain in one older man
Doctors report one patient whose rare lung tumor later spread to his brain.
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One man's lung cancer with a missing SMARCA4 gene
Doctors report on one man whose rare lung cancer shrank fast with chemo, but later spread to his brain.
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A tool to spot lung infection risk after brain tumor surgery
Doctors built a tool that flags who may get a lung infection soon after brain tumor surgery.
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How other health problems affect brain tumor care
This paper says a person's whole body, not just the tumor, matters in glioblastoma care.