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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A review of internal radiation for glioblastoma, and why it is still rarely used
Doctors looked at why radiation placed inside the brain is still not part of normal glioblastoma care.
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Blood test results before brain tumor surgery may help predict bleeding afterward
Routine blood tests taken before brain tumor surgery may help doctors spot who is more likely to bleed in the brain after the operation.
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A common blood test result was linked to death risk after brain tumor surgery
In a large records review, people with a lower platelet to white blood cell ratio before brain tumor surgery were more likely to die within 30 days after it.
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A scoring tool to tell real tumor growth from a look alike after radiation
Doctors built a computer tool to help tell whether a scan after radiation shows the tumor growing or a false alarm.
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Targeted brain radiation did better than whole-brain radiation in a records review
In a look-back study of lung cancer that spread to the brain, people who got targeted radiation with immune therapy lived longer than people who got whole-brain radiation with immune therapy.
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Review of how people with certain gliomas did after immunotherapy
This review pooled past studies and found people did better when their tumor was newly diagnosed, but it cannot show that immunotherapy was the reason.
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A child's breathing trouble turned out to be sleep apnea
Doctors found a hidden sleep breathing problem in a young child with a brain tumor, and a simple breathing machine helped.
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A newer way to read tumor DNA may help doctors identify brain tumors
Doctors are testing a newer DNA reading tool that may give a clearer picture of what a brain tumor is made of, but it is not ready for everyday care yet.
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Swedish study looks at long-term results after surgery for skull-bone meningiomas
After surgery to remove a meningioma growing in the skull bone and repair the skull, problems and tumor regrowth were common.
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Patients share how they want to be asked about donating tumor tissue
A survey asked 50 people with a brain or spinal tumor how it felt to be asked to donate tissue for research.
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A rare bleed that can show up days after brain tumor surgery
Doctors describe a rare bleed that can appear after brain tumor surgery, in a part of the head away from where the surgery was done.
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Adding brain health visits before radiation did not improve quality of life at 3 months
Extra visits with a brain health specialist did not improve quality of life three months after radiation, but there were hints of help later on.
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Brain scans show how glioma surgery changes brain networks
Scans showed that brain connections weaken after glioma surgery, and that some other areas seem to pick up the slack.
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Two standard treatments for vestibular schwannoma compared
Surgery shrank these tumors right away, and radiation kept them stable, with similar side effects either way.
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A computer tool that tries to predict how well Gamma Knife radiation will work
Researchers built a computer tool that tries to guess ahead of time whether Gamma Knife radiation will keep a brain tumor spot under control.
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Experts ask whether radiation after surgery needs a fresh look
This is an expert opinion piece about future research, not a change to your treatment.
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How long adults with brain and spine cancer lived in one Bangladesh hospital
Doctors looked back at records for 151 adults with brain or spine cancer to see how long they lived.
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Tiny radioactive beads for glioma that has come back
This study is testing whether tiny radioactive beads, placed in the blood vessels that feed a brain tumor, can treat it safely.
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A scan test to tell tumor growth from radiation damage in people with brain metastases
This trial is testing whether a special brain scan can tell growing tumor apart from damage left by radiation.
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Testing desmopressin during surgery for hard-to-treat tumors near the pituitary gland
This trial is testing whether a drug given during surgery can keep salt levels in the blood from climbing too high.