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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MRI scans may show how fast a meningioma is growing
A computer program read brain scans to guess how fast a tumor was growing, before surgery.
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Stopping targeted melanoma drugs after the cancer cleared
In a small hospital review, most people who stopped their melanoma drugs after the cancer cleared stayed cancer free.
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Brain scans may point to a protein tied to shorter survival
Researchers used MRI scans to estimate a protein level inside brain tumors that came from lung cancer.
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US deaths from cancer that spread to the brain are rising again
These deaths dropped for years, but they have gone back up since the mid-2010s.
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Why immune treatments have not worked well for glioma
Experts say the immune system gets blocked at several points in glioma, not just one.
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Experts set a plan for trials in rare childhood brain tumors
A group of experts agreed on a plan to run more trials for rare childhood brain tumors.
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Facial Weakness After Ear Nerve Tumor Surgery Often Improves Over a Year
Most people with facial weakness after this surgery got better within a year.
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A drug put into the brain fluid for lung cancer that spread to the brain lining
This study tests thiotepa, a drug placed right into the fluid around the brain.
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Testing utidelone with capecitabine for HER2-negative breast cancer that has spread to the brain
This trial is testing two cancer drugs in people whose breast cancer has spread to the brain.
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Special brain scans to help guide tube placement in glioma surgery
This study tests whether new scans can help doctors place treatment tubes in the brain.
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Testing a new drug called CBX-663 in adults with glioblastoma or other cancers
This study is testing a new drug, CBX-663, in adults whose cancer came back or kept growing.
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Testing a new drug, BGB-58067, in newly diagnosed glioblastoma with MTAP missing
This trial is testing a new drug in people just diagnosed with glioblastoma.
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Two drugs tested with radiation for a newly found high-grade glioma
This trial is testing whether two drugs are safe to give before and during radiation.
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A New Drug Tested With Standard Chemo for Lymphoma in the Brain and Spine
This study tests a new drug, Golcadomide, for lymphoma in the brain or spinal cord.
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How doctors handle side effects of a three drug breast cancer treatment
Doctors wrote a guide for handling the side effects of a treatment used when HER2 positive breast cancer spreads, including to the brain.
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A scan sign that may warn a brain tumor could come back
An MRI sign may show which brain tumors are more likely to come back after surgery.
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Heart Checks for People Taking MEK Inhibitor Drugs
Experts say some people may not need heart scans as often while on MEK inhibitor drugs.
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A free computer tool counts a tumor marker for doctors
Researchers made a free tool that counts a tumor growth marker, and it matched expert counts well.
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A computer tool may tell two brain tumors apart on MRI scans
A computer program read brain scans and often picked the right tumor type.
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Facial movement and hearing after surgery for a tumor near the ear
Most people kept good facial movement after surgery for this kind of tumor.