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 rare spinal cord tumor was removed with surgery in one patient
Doctors removed a rare kind of spinal tumor, and the patient was doing well two years later.
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A flat brain tumor mistaken for old blood on the brain in two patients
Two people had a brain tumor that looked like a pool of old blood on their scans, so the first treatment they got was the wrong one.
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A review of why glioblastoma often resists treatment
Experts looked at why many new glioblastoma drugs work in the lab but struggle in people.
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Quality of Life Improved After Surgery to Remove Brain Metastases
After surgery to remove tumors that spread to the brain, patients said they felt much better.
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A review of PSMA scans and treatment for glioblastoma
Doctors reviewed what is known about a tumor marker called PSMA in brain tumors.
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A report on treating lung cancer that spread to the brain lining
This is a report about a drug plan for lung cancer that spread to the brain lining.
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A protein called actin may signal a more aggressive glioma
In tumor samples from people with glioma, more of a protein called actin went along with faster tumor growth and shorter survival.
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Radiation after surgery for grade 2 meningioma
Radiation after surgery kept most of these brain tumors from growing back.
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Experts call for brain care tools that work as one system
This is an opinion paper about how brain research should be organized, not a new treatment.
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A rare case where a brain tumor grew into the skull bone
Doctors report one man whose brain tumor spread into his skull bone.
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Two small surgeries for fluid-filled brain tumors, compared
Doctors compared two simple ways to drain a fluid pocket in a brain tumor.
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A meningioma found by chance near the hip joint
Doctors found a rare tumor in a woman's pelvis, and it did not grow over a year.
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A tumor protein matched tumor size and brain swelling on scans
Brain tumors with more of a protein called B7-H3 looked bigger on MRI scans.
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Immune cell therapy with a PD-1 blocker for young people with medulloblastoma that came back
This study is testing whether immune cell treatment plus a PD-1 blocker is safe for children and young adults whose medulloblastoma has come back or is growing.
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IN10018 with dalpiciclib for meningiomas that keep growing
This study tests two drugs, taken by mouth, in adults whose meningioma has kept growing or has come back.
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Testing where an imaging drug goes in the body in people with glioblastoma or pancreatic cancer
This study looks at how an imaging drug spreads through the body and how much radiation organs get.
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A registry gathering samples and health records from children and young adults with rare brain tumors
This study collects tissue samples and health information to help doctors learn more about rare brain tumors.
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A study of brain mapping used during brain surgery
This study looks at how a common brain mapping tool affects the brain during surgery.
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Testing an online thinking-skills training program for children with brain tumors
This study is testing whether an online training program can help children with a brain tumor with attention, memory, and thinking speed.
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Testing a pill called JBI-778 for brain metastases, leptomeningeal disease, or high grade glioma that has come back
This study is testing a drug taken by mouth in people whose cancer is in or around the brain.