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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A protein in meningioma tumors may signal a faster return after radiation
A tumor protein called MCM2 may show who is more likely to have their tumor come back after radiation.
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Age 75 is a turning point for meningioma surgery risk
People 75 and older had a harder time right after meningioma surgery, but most still recovered.
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A special camera used during brain surgery may help judge tumor grade
Doctors tested a camera that reads tissue during surgery to tell lower grade meningiomas from higher grade ones.
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Where a meningioma grows may hint at how it acts
The spot in the head where a meningioma grows lines up with the gene changes inside it.
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Brain tumors got smaller after patients stopped a hormone drug
Three people stopped a hormone shot, and their brain tumors shrank over time.
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New tumor tests may help guide care after meningioma surgery
Doctors are starting to read a meningioma's genes to help plan care after surgery.
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A special scan helped plan skull surgery near the eye
In four people, a special scan helped doctors plan surgery and rebuild the skull.
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A computer model tries to predict leftover meningioma after surgery
Doctors tested a computer tool that guesses if some tumor may be left after surgery.
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A surgery plan for skull base tumors that puts daily function first
A careful surgery plan helped most of 26 patients eat, speak, and breathe on their own soon after.
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A new way to grade meningiomas near a big brain vein before surgery
Doctors tested a scan-based grading system to plan surgery for tumors that sit next to a large vein in the brain.
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A DNA test on tumor tissue may help predict if a meningioma grows back
A test of tumor DNA may show which meningiomas are more likely to grow back.
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One surgery route worked for six deep brain tumors
Six people had a deep, hard-to-reach brain tumor taken out through one surgical route, and none were left with new lasting nerve damage.
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MRI scans may show how firm a meningioma is before surgery
A scan people already get may tell doctors how tough a tumor will be to remove.
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A look back at meningiomas linked to progestin hormones
Doctors have long known that progestin hormones can affect how meningiomas grow.
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Using scans to judge the grade of a spinal tumor
A computer tool read scans and helped sort spinal tumors into low grade or high grade.
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A computer model used brain scans to estimate survival with high grade meningioma
Researchers tested a computer tool that reads brain scans to help predict survival.
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Gene changes help show where colorectal cancer may spread
A large study looked at where colon and rectal cancer spreads, and which gene changes make spread more likely.
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A young man with a brain tumor was found to have an inherited cancer syndrome
A man in his 20s with a brain tumor later grew a bone cancer in his jaw.
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Eye drops for optic pathway gliomas: how children were doing four years later
Children who got these eye drops stayed stable for four years, but the study cannot show the drops caused that.
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A new way to time proton beams for brain tumors
Researchers tested a computer method that helps a proton machine give the dose that was planned.