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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Strokes after brain radiation in people with glioma
Doctors checked whether a common drug made brain bleeding more likely after a stroke.
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A protein linked to worse outcomes with a glioblastoma drug
Tumors with a lot of a protein called ANXA2 did worse on a drug called bevacizumab.
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A Second Round of Radiation for Ependymoma That Comes Back
A second course of radiation gave some children more time, but most still did poorly.
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A computer tool that copies how doctors draw radiation targets
A computer tool learned to draw the radiation target area about as well as doctors do.
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A computer model tries to guess lung cancer type from brain scans
Researchers built a computer tool that reads brain scans to guess what kind of lung cancer spread there.
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A blood test may help find glioma without surgery
Researchers are testing a blood test that may spot a glioma and track it over time.
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Risk of dying with a prolactinoma is not the same for everyone
People with a prolactinoma had different odds of dying, depending on their age, sex, and tumor size.
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A computer tool that tries to predict results after pituitary tumor radiation
Doctors built a computer tool to guess how pituitary tumors will do after focused radiation.
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A blood test found a drug target in one lung cancer case
A blood test found a gene change, and the matching drug shrank her tumors.
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Second round of radiation for glioblastoma that came back
Doctors looked at 118 people who had radiation a second time after their brain tumor came back.
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A review of BRAF gene changes in brain tumors
This is a look back at past research, not a new treatment.
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What care for fast-growing brain tumors looks like in Africa
Researchers looked at past studies and found that many patients in Africa cannot get the brain tumor care they need.
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Using computer tools to read brain scans after glioblastoma treatment
Experts looked at how computer tools might help doctors tell real tumor growth from harmless changes on scans.
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How Surgeons Protect Speech When Removing Brain Tumors
This review looks at the tools surgeons use to protect speech during brain tumor surgery.
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A brain tumor that looked like a white matter disease on scans
Doctors found a fast growing brain tumor that scans first made look like something else.
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More gene testing found a second target in one woman's lung cancer
One woman's tumor had a gene change that her first test missed, and a later test found it.
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How good is brain tumor advice on short videos?
Many popular short videos about brain tumor treatment leave out key facts.
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Immune cell clusters linked to longer survival in melanoma that spread to the brain
Small clumps of immune cells in brain tumors were tied to longer life in people with melanoma.
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A scan before surgery showed where a face nerve had shifted
A special scan correctly showed where a face nerve sat in 26 of 28 patients before surgery.
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A cyst after sinus surgery looked like a meningioma coming back
A spot on a scan looked like a returning tumor, but it turned out to be a cyst.