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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How brain tumors show themselves to the immune system
Researchers are studying tiny markers on brain tumor cells that the immune system may be able to spot.
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Brain scans of swelling around meningiomas give only weak clues about tumor grade
Measuring the swelling around a meningioma on MRI gave doctors only a weak hint about how aggressive the tumor was.
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A review of glioblastoma care for older adults
This paper reviews how doctors treat glioblastoma in people 65 and older.
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A brain scan tracer matched what doctors found in tumor tissue
A newer PET scan tracer lined up well with what doctors saw under the microscope.
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A PET scan after surgery may show tumor that MRI misses
A special scan found leftover tumor that MRI did not show.
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A hard to treat brain infection after brain tumor surgery
A young man got a dangerous brain infection three weeks after brain tumor surgery.
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What Gene Switches Show About Meningiomas
This is a review of how chemical tags on genes may help doctors judge meningiomas.
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One patient's long journey with a type of lung cancer that spread to the spine
This report tells the story of one person whose lung cancer spread inside the spine and who lived for many years with treatment.
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Can brain scans help show a tumor gene marker without surgery?
Researchers tested whether a computer tool could read MRI scans to guess a gene marker in glioblastoma, but it is not ready for patient care.
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Doctors describe a rare brain tumor with an unusual gene change in one adult
Doctors studied one man's rare brain tumor to learn how to name this kind of tumor correctly.
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A rare case of vaginal cancer that spread to the brain in a 17-year-old
Doctors describe one young patient whose rare vaginal cancer spread to her brain.
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A computer tool tries to predict when lung cancer spreads to the lining of the brain
Researchers built a computer tool to help spot which lung cancer patients may be at risk of cancer spreading to the brain's lining.
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Colon cancer that spreads to the lining of the brain: one patient's story and a look at 29 cases
Doctors describe a rare case where colon cancer spread to the lining of the brain and spine.
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One man's stomach cancer that spread to his brain went away after focused radiation and two drugs
Doctors describe one man whose cancer that had spread to his brain went away and has stayed away for over three years.
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A review of CAR T-cell therapy for brain and spinal cord tumors
Experts looked at how a type of immune cell treatment is being tested for brain tumors.
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A guide for planning better brain tumor studies
Experts wrote a guide to help researchers plan brain tumor studies that give clearer answers.
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Fine-tuning a sugar-based brain scan to make it more accurate
Researchers tested ways to set up a new kind of MRI scan so it gives cleaner results.
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A rare tumor in a young child was first mistaken for an infection
Doctors first thought a 4-year-old girl had a brain infection, but she had a rare tumor.
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A protein in tumor tissue may show which meningiomas come back
A protein called pRB1 in tumor tissue may signal a higher chance that a meningioma grows back.
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Lorlatinib helped one man whose lung cancer had spread to his brain
Doctors share one man's story. His cancer stayed under control for over 1 year.