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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How a common immune drug worked for advanced lung cancer at one hospital in Portugal
Doctors looked back at how people with advanced lung cancer did on the drug pembrolizumab, including some whose cancer had spread to the brain.
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A tissue flap used to close a large skull wound in one operation
Doctors used one surgery to cover a large skull wound in a woman who had a brain tumor and scalp cancer.
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A rare brain tumor deep in the brain looked like an aggressive glioma at first
A biopsy showed a young man's deep brain tumor was a germinoma, not the aggressive glioma it looked like on his scan.
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A rare brain tumor in a child caused sudden bleeding in the brain
Doctors report one child whose rare brain tumor, called ATRT, first showed up as sudden bleeding in the brain.
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Brain swelling seen on MRI is linked to weight gain after tumor surgery
After surgery for a childhood brain tumor, swelling on MRI scans went along with weight gain.
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A rare second brain tumor years after radiation for a childhood brain tumor
Three children who had radiation for a childhood brain tumor later grew a new and very serious tumor in the brainstem.
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Most People With a Vestibular Schwannoma Had Serious Hearing Loss by Surgery Time
In this study, most people with this ear nerve tumor had lost a lot of hearing before they had surgery.
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A review of targeted drugs for NF2-related tumors
Researchers looked at all the studies on drugs that may slow the hearing nerve tumors caused by NF2.
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Young adult brain tumor survivors report more lasting symptoms
Young adults who lived through a brain tumor often carry more symptoms years later than survivors of other cancers.
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Steroid use and how long people with glioblastoma lived
In this study, people still taking steroids 6 months after their glioblastoma diagnosis lived a shorter time.
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Tectal gliomas that look low grade stayed stable for years on MRI
In this small study, most of these brain tumors did not grow over many years of scans.
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Two Surgery Routes for Insular Brain Tumors Compared
Surgeons can reach these deep tumors two different ways, and one way removed more tumor with fewer problems afterward.
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A review of treatments for HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread
Doctors looked back at what is known about treating HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread, including when it spreads to the brain.
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Brain cancer may start years before it can be seen
A type of brain tumor may begin long before any tumor shows up on a scan.
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Two MRI scans may help tell a returning tumor from radiation damage
Two kinds of MRI scans may help doctors tell a tumor coming back from damage left by radiation.
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How patients did after a second brain surgery for glioma
Most people in this study stayed at the same level of daily function 30 days after a second brain surgery.
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A new tool to help predict survival with brainstem glioma
Doctors built a tool to help guess how brainstem glioma may go for one person.
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Brain Mapping During Surgery for Low Grade Brain Tumors
Surgeons used brain mapping to remove tumors while trying to protect speech and movement.
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Where a Tumor Sits and Which Side Leaks Brain Fluid
Doctors looked at which side brain fluid leaks from when someone has a tumor that is not cancer.
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A Rare Bleeding Brain Tumor Treated in Three Steps
A man with a rare brain tumor that bled got better after a careful mix of treatments.