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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New tools try to predict who may get brain metastases from a rare esophagus cancer
Doctors built two charts to estimate the chance that a rare esophagus cancer will spread to the brain.
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A drug combination tested for HR positive, HER2 negative breast cancer that has spread to the brain
This study is testing whether adding another drug to hormone therapy can help control breast cancer that has spread to the brain.
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Testing bortezomib with temozolomide for grade-4 glioma that has come back
This study tests two drugs given together in people whose grade-4 brain tumor has returned.
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A study of Medtronic brain and spine devices already in use
This study collects safety and performance information about Medtronic devices used in brain and spine surgery.
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Testing a wearable glucose sensor to help people with glioblastoma manage blood sugar
This trial is testing whether a small sensor that tracks blood sugar can help people with a brain tumor called glioblastoma.
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A study of pituitary gland tumors in children
This study looks at children with pituitary gland tumors and tries to learn what causes them.
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Brain mapping before radiation planning after surgery for a brain metastasis near the movement area
This study is testing whether a brain map can help doctors aim radiation away from the part of the brain that controls movement.
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Selumetinib compared with carboplatin and vincristine for low-grade glioma
This study compares a pill called selumetinib with the usual chemotherapy for a slow-growing brain tumor.
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Testing a CAR T immune cell therapy, BCB-276, for children and young adults with DIPG
This study is testing an immune cell therapy for DIPG, given after radiation.
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Certain immune cells linked to longer survival in men with glioblastoma
Men with this brain tumor who have more of one immune cell type may live longer.
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Brain Scan Patterns Linked to Survival After Glioblastoma Treatment
Uneven patterns on routine brain scans may hint at how a person will do after treatment.
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An extra mapping tool may help surgeons remove more brain tumor
Surgeons who used an extra mapping tool during glioma surgery removed more tumor.
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Radiation plus targeted drugs for breast cancer that spread to the brain
In 35 people, brain tumors often shrank or stopped growing with this care.
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A higher radiation dose kept more brain tumors in check
A small step up in radiation dose controlled more brain tumors, but it came with a trade-off.
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What we know so far about the keto diet for glioblastoma
Doctors reviewed the keto diet as an extra help for a brain tumor called glioblastoma.
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Adults had more side effects than children from the same brain tumor treatment
Adults on treatment plans built for children had more side effects, but lived just as long.
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Brain network connections and survival in diffuse midline glioma
We could not write a summary of this study, because the source text was not available.
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Blocking a tumor's blood supply before surgery in a rare brain tumor
Doctors blocked the blood flow to a rare brain tumor before surgery, and the surgery went well in a small number of reported cases.
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A sedative drug used during brain surgery in a patient with severe lung disease
This is a report about one patient's brain surgery, and only the title is available.
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Focused radiation kept craniopharyngioma tumors in check for years
Most people in this study still had their tumor under control 10 years after focused radiation.