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 rare case where lung cancer spread into a kidney tumor but not a brain tumor
In one man, lung cancer spread into a tumor in his kidney, but it did not spread into the brain tumor he already had.
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A trial of chemotherapy given into the fluid around the brain
Doctors tested a chemotherapy drug given straight into the fluid around the brain and spine, but no results are shown here.
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A higher radiation dose from implanted seeds was linked to longer survival when glioblastoma came back
In a look back at 62 people whose glioblastoma returned, those given a higher radiation dose from tiny implanted seeds lived longer.
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Doctors propose a new way to think about pressure in a child's growing skull
This is a new idea about how a child's skull and brain grow together, not a new treatment.
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A meningioma that grew outside the skull and looked like another tumor
Doctors describe one woman whose slow growing brain covering tumor spread into the muscle and bone near her temple, and how they found out what it really was.
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A review of dendritic cell vaccines for blood cancers, and what it may teach us about brain tumors
Researchers looked back at years of work on vaccines that train the immune system to attack cancer cells, and they compared it to what is known in brain tumors.
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MRI scans may show gene changes in glioma without surgery
Special MRI scans might tell doctors about certain gene changes in a brain tumor, without needing a tissue sample.
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Child brain doctors agree on steps for treating seizures in kids with brain tumors
A group of child brain doctors agreed on advice for treating seizures in kids with brain tumors.
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A rare brain tumor first mistaken for glioblastoma
A woman's brain tumor looked like an aggressive glioblastoma on scans, but tests on the tissue showed it was a different, slower growing tumor.
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A protein in tumor tissue may help predict how glioblastoma will go
A common lab stain, a routine scan, and a person's age together may give a better picture of how a glioblastoma will behave.
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A new tool tries to spot which children with DIPG face the highest risk
Doctors built a tool to find which children with this brain tumor are most at risk early on.
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One man's brain tumors stayed under control for more than five years
Doctors report on one man whose lung cancer spread to his brain, and stayed under control for more than five years.
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Breast cancer that returns quickly spreads more often to organs and the brain
In one hospital's records, triple-negative breast cancer that came back within 24 months spread more often to organs and the brain, and treatment held it back for less time.
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Surgeons removed a brain tumor through a small cut in the eyebrow
Doctors took out a woman's brain tumor through a small opening above her eyebrow, and she kept her normal brain function.
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Old leukemia came back as a brain mass that looked like a common tumor
In one woman, a brain mass that looked like a common, slow-growing tumor turned out to be her past leukemia coming back.
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A planned study will test if AI can predict where glioblastoma comes back
This is a plan for a future study, not a result, and it does not test any new treatment.
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A woman's personality changed after brain tumor surgery, then got better
After surgery for a brain tumor, one woman's personality changed for a while, and it improved with treatment.
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A rare kind of meningioma that looked mostly like a fluid-filled sac
Doctors describe one man whose brain tumor did not look the way this tumor type usually looks on scans.
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More brain tumors are being found, but deaths have barely dropped
Doctors are finding brain and spine tumors more often, yet the death rate has hardly changed.
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The body's immune system can turn against CAR T cell therapy for diffuse midline glioma
Researchers found one reason a new cell therapy for this brain tumor stops working: the patient's own immune system attacks the treatment.