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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Testing NST-628 in adults with grade 4 glioma that came back
This study tests a drug called NST-628 in adults whose grade 4 glioma has returned.
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Testing changed immune cells for glioblastoma that has come back
This trial tests changed immune cells in people whose glioblastoma has come back.
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Surgery through the eye socket to reach lesions deep in the temporal lobe
Doctors looked at a newer surgery that reaches some brain lesions through the eye socket.
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Some brain tumors that spread show a bright rim on scans
A few brain tumors show a bright ring around their edge on MRI scans.
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A computer tool blends MRI scans to help judge tumor grade
Researchers used a computer tool to blend MRI scans and sort tumors by grade.
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A brain scan tool may help tell two glioma types apart
Doctors may be able to use MRI scans to spot a rare glioma type before surgery.
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Peeling a nerve tumor away layer by layer to protect the face
One surgeon reports that a careful peeling method removed most of the tumor while keeping facial movement.
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A tumor on the eye nerve can look like swelling
A tumor on the nerve to the eye was first thought to be simple swelling.
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A review of the gene switches that drive glioblastoma
Scientists reviewed how chemical switches on DNA help glioblastoma grow.
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Proton radiation for adults with benign or slow growing brain tumors
This study tests proton radiation in adults who have a benign or slow growing brain tumor.
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A study of smell and thinking tests in people with glioblastoma
This study checks if a person's sense of smell is linked to how glioblastoma goes.
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Brain surgery for tumors that cause seizures
This study tests brain surgery for people whose brain tumor causes seizures.
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Testing a Tumor Vaccine Plus Vorasidenib for IDH1 Mutant Lower Grade Glioma That Came Back
This study tests a tumor vaccine given with a drug called vorasidenib.
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A vaccine called PEP-CMV for children with certain brain tumors
This study tests a vaccine in children with high-grade glioma, DIPG, or medulloblastoma that has come back.
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Testing liothyronine with chemotherapy for medulloblastoma that came back
This study tests liothyronine plus chemotherapy for medulloblastoma that came back or kept growing.
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A Study of Symptoms and Daily Life in Breast Cancer That Spreads to the Brain
This study looks at how brain and spinal fluid spread from breast cancer affects daily life.
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Tumor Shape on MRI May Help Plan Spine Tumor Surgery
The shape of a spine tumor on an MRI scan may help doctors plan surgery.
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Bleeding inside glioblastoma tumors and how patients did
Bleeding inside the tumor did not change how long people lived in this study.
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A lung cancer spread near the skull base looked like a common brain tumor
A tumor that looked like one common type turned out to be lung cancer that had spread.
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Computer tools that try to predict how patients do after vestibular schwannoma surgery
Computer tools that predict surgery results look promising, but they are not ready for real care yet.