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 Drug Aimed at a Gene Change Helped a Baby With a Brain Tumor
Doctors found a gene change in a baby's brain tumor, and a drug aimed at that change helped.
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A rare tumor in the nerves at the base of the spine
Doctors describe one rare spinal tumor that was hard to treat.
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A Review of Special Immune Cells for Glioblastoma
Scientists are testing a special immune cell against glioblastoma, but the work is early.
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Two Drugs Helped One Woman Whose Breast Cancer Spread to the Brain
Doctors report that a drug pair helped one woman after her brain tumors came back.
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A computer tool that spots radiation damage on brain scans
Researchers built a computer tool that looks for radiation damage on brain MRI scans.
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Pituitary tumor drugs may be linked to trouble controlling urges
People who took a common pituitary tumor drug had more trouble controlling urges.
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What we know about hunger and weight after a craniopharyngioma
Many people gain weight after this brain tumor, and good research on why is scarce.
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A Lower Dose of Regorafenib Was Easy to Tolerate in a Small Group
In a small look back at 21 patients, a lower dose of a cancer drug caused no serious side effects.
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What people eat may affect cancer risk and care
This is a review of past research on how food may affect cancer.
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A Rare Kind of Nerve Tumor Found in the Lower Back
Doctors describe one woman whose rare nerve sheath tumor in her lower back looked like a different tumor on her scan.
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A brain scan measure did not predict survival in glioblastoma
A scan measure of how fluid moves through the brain did not predict how long people with glioblastoma lived.
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A set recovery plan after brain tumor surgery was linked to shorter hospital stays
People who followed a step-by-step recovery plan after brain tumor surgery went home sooner, without more problems.
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Childhood medulloblastoma survivors have a higher risk of a second cancer later in life
People treated for medulloblastoma as children can develop a different cancer years later, so checkups need to continue for life.
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A first safety study of CAR-T cells given into the brain for glioblastoma that came back
In a small first study, immune cells were put right into the brain, and most people handled it with only mild side effects.
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A German study will measure depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts in people with glioblastoma
Doctors in Germany are starting a study to find out how often people with glioblastoma struggle with depression, anxiety, or thoughts of suicide.
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Radiation Let Two Men Stay on Their Lung Cancer Drug
Two men kept taking their cancer drug after radiation treated one growing spot.
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Scans before surgery may show where a brain tumor will come back
A scan taken before surgery may point to the spots where glioblastoma is likely to return.
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A new way to plan radiation for several brain tumors
Researchers tested a smarter way to aim one radiation treatment at several brain tumors at once.
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Two MRI scans compared for measuring blood flow in brain tumors
A small study compared two MRI scans and found one matched a gold standard test more closely.
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Surgeons remove two small brain tumors through one nostril
Doctors used a new one-nostril surgery to remove small brain tumors in two women.