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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When MGMT-methylated glioblastoma tends to truly grow back
In this small study, most people with this type of glioblastoma did not have real tumor growth in the first year and a half after surgery.
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A spinal fluid test helped find lymphoma in the brain
Doctors used a test on spinal fluid to help tell what a brain spot really was.
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Review looks at rehab after glioblastoma surgery
Researchers gathered past studies and found that rehab after glioblastoma surgery may help people function better and feel better day to day.
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A strict eating plan tested alongside standard glioblastoma treatment
A strict eating plan was added to usual glioblastoma treatment, and most people were able to stick with it.
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A review of brain stimulation methods used in brain tumor care
Researchers gathered up the studies done so far on using electrical or magnetic stimulation to help people with brain tumors.
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How care teams work together for cancer that has spread to the brain
This article looks at how different doctors team up to care for cancer that has spread to the brain.
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A computer tool tries to read brain MRI scans for lung cancer gene changes
Researchers built a computer tool that looks at brain MRI scans to guess a lung tumor's gene changes, without taking a tissue sample.
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A teen with a pituitary tumor also had extra breast tissue under her arms
Doctors report one girl who had a small pituitary tumor and also grew extra breast tissue in both armpits.
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Surgery, Radiation, and Temozolomide in a Rare Pituitary Cancer
Everyone in this study who lived at least five years after their pituitary cancer diagnosis had been treated with the drug temozolomide.
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A Review of How Tumor Treating Fields Work, and Why They May Pair Well With Radiation
This is a review paper. It looks at how Tumor Treating Fields affect a brain tumor and the healthy tissue around it, and asks whether pairing them with radiation could help.
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What predicts meningioma shrinkage after stopping cyproterone acetate
Most of these tumors got smaller after patients stopped the drug.
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A Rare Brain Tumor First Looked Like an Immune Illness
Doctors describe one young man whose seizures and speech trouble turned out to be a rare brain tumor, not the immune disease they first suspected.
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A brain tumor that looked like fast-moving dementia
One woman's sudden confusion and behavior changes turned out to be a brain tumor, not dementia.
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A look at ONC201, a drug approved for one hard brain tumor
Experts review what is known about ONC201, a drug now approved for one type of brain tumor that has come back.
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Most People Kept Their Speech After Awake Brain Tumor Surgery
Most people in this study still spoke as well as before after brain tumor surgery done while they were awake.
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Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy is linked to longer survival in advanced small cell lung cancer
People with advanced small cell lung cancer who got immunotherapy along with chemotherapy lived longer than those who got chemotherapy alone.
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A review of studies on using AI to help pick chemotherapy
Researchers looked at studies where AI helped doctors choose chemotherapy, and the results looked better for patients in several ways.
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A woman with NF1 had an optic nerve tumor found by chance on a routine scan
One woman with a genetic condition had a slow growing tumor on her optic pathway found by accident, and eye scans showed early nerve damage before she had any symptoms.
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Brainstem hearing implants restored sound for patients with nerve damage
A hospital looked back at 16 patients who got a hearing implant placed on the brainstem, and all of them could sense sound afterward.
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Whole brain radiation alone helped less than other treatments in a lung cancer study
In this study, people with lung cancer that spread to the brain lived longer when they got immunotherapy or focused radiation, not whole brain radiation by itself.