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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New weakness after this brain surgery is less common than doctors once thought
Most people who had surgery in this part of the brain did not get new weakness.
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Having to stop driving can lower quality of life
People treated for brain tumors said giving up driving hurt their daily life.
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A review of CAR T cell therapy for glioblastoma
This is a review of why a promising immune therapy is still hard to use for brain tumors.
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Brainstem spots in children with NF1 often stay stable
Most children in this study did not need treatment for their brainstem spot.
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How people felt five years after proton therapy for meningioma
Overall health ratings held steady, but many people felt more tired and slept worse.
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What gene data says about food and glioblastoma risk
This study used gene data to look for links between 6 foods and brain tumor risk.
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Two drugs together held one woman's breast cancer in check
This is one patient's story, not proof that these drugs work for others.
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Where people live may affect glioblastoma care and survival
People with glioblastoma who lived in rural areas got key treatments less often.
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Immune drugs given into spinal fluid looked safe in early reports
Adding immune drugs straight into the spinal fluid did not add more serious side effects.
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Speech changes before surgery may point to speech loss after
Some children with brain tumors already sound different before surgery, and that may matter.
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Removing More of the Tumor Linked to Fewer Early Returns
People who had all of the visible tumor removed were more likely to stay free of a return.
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A look at schwannomatosis in kids and young adults
Doctors reviewed scans and records of 38 young people with a tumor condition called schwannomatosis.
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A close look at the edge of a glioblastoma tumor
Glioblastoma often grows back at the edge of where the tumor was.
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New drugs aim at a hard-to-treat lung cancer gene change
Experts looked at new drugs being built for a lung cancer gene change called L858R.
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A surgery route for a rare tumor deep in the skull
Five people had a rare, hard to reach brain tumor removed with this surgery route.
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A targeted pill compared with chemotherapy for slow growing brain tumors in young people
This study tests a daily targeted pill against standard chemotherapy in young people with a slow growing brain tumor.
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A new type of scan to look for live brain tumor after radiation
This study tests a scan that may show whether a high grade brain tumor is still active after radiation.
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Testing tears as a way to track glioblastoma
This study checks if tears hold tiny particles that carry news about a brain tumor.
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Testing a new PET scan tracer for brain tumors
This study tests a new tracer that may help PET scans show brain tumors.
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A review of brain tumors in babies and young children
Doctors pulled together what is known about brain tumors in children under 3 years old.