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 simple lab stain helps spot a rare spinal tumor
A stain called HOXB13 picked out a rare spinal tumor in almost every case, which could help doctors get the diagnosis right.
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Brain tumor types and survival differ by race and ethnicity
A large U.S. study found that the type of brain tumor people get, and how long they live, is not the same across racial and ethnic groups.
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Focused ultrasound changed the size of tiny particles in the blood, not the amount
Opening the brain's protective barrier with sound waves did not push more tumor material into the blood, but it did change the size of tiny particles there.
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How much do doctors' tumor outlines differ before focused brain radiation?
Four doctors drew the edges of the same brain tumors, and their drawings matched closely most of the time.
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A new antibody drug shrank brain tumors in two patients
Two people whose brain tumor came back were given a new drug, and both tumors got smaller.
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A rare spinal tumor that spread and caused brain and spinal fluid problems
This is a report about a rare spinal cord tumor and the unusual problems it caused.
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Custom plastic implants helped eye position after surgery for tumors near the eye
After surgery for a tumor in the bone around the eye, custom-made implants helped most patients' eyes sit and work better.
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Awake brain surgery done safely in a 6-year-old boy
Doctors report doing awake brain tumor surgery on a 6-year-old child, who came through it without any loss of speech or movement.
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How cells are arranged in brain metastases may hint at survival
In a small study, the way certain immune and tumor cells were arranged in brain tumor samples lined up with how long people lived after surgery.
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A routine blood test result was linked to survival in a fast-growing brain tumor
A common blood test may hint at how a brain tumor is likely to behave, but it is not a treatment.
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One boy's tumor was matched to drugs by testing his tumor's genes
Doctors tested a child's tumor, picked drugs to match it, and his tumor went away.
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Brain damage from old radiation showed up 46 months later in one patient
New spots on a woman's brain scan looked like her cancer was back, but surgery showed it was damage from radiation she had years earlier.
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A review of tools that try to predict survival in lung cancer that has spread to the brain
Researchers looked back at recent work on computer models that try to predict how long people with lung cancer that has spread to the brain may live.
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A review of how glioblastoma cells starve immune cells of fuel
Scientists reviewed how brain tumor cells hog the fuel that immune cells need to fight them.
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Three ways lower grade brain tumors respond to chemotherapy
Researchers found three different patterns in how these tumors change during chemotherapy.
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A scan called 18F-FET PET tested for finding glioma before surgery
This study tests whether a special brain scan can show a glioma more clearly than an MRI does.
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Testing EEG brain recordings to help protect thinking skills during brain tumor surgery
This study is testing whether brain wave recordings can help surgeons protect a person's thinking skills during brain tumor surgery.
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Two Numbing Aids Compared for Pain After Brain Tumor Surgery
This trial tests which of two added medicines gives better pain relief during and after surgery for a brain tumor near the top of the brain.
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Bevacizumab compared with steroids for brain damage caused by radiation
This study tests whether a drug called bevacizumab works better than steroids as the first treatment for brain swelling and damage caused by radiation.
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A study testing whether 177Lu-DTPA-omburtamab is safe for children and teens with brain cancer
This study is testing if a treatment called 177Lu-DTPA-omburtamab is safe for young people whose cancer is in the brain or spinal cord.