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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Pooled results on targeted drugs for lung cancer that spread to the brain
Researchers pooled past studies to see if these drugs help when lung cancer spreads to the brain.
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One Adult's Brain Tumor Looked Different in Two Spots
In one adult, the same kind of brain tumor looked different on scans in two places.
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A Neck Tumor That Caused Weak Legs
One young man's weak legs came from a tumor in his neck, and surgery helped.
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A full-body MRI scan to watch nerve tumors
Doctors can use one full-body MRI scan to find and follow nerve tumors.
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A test that looks for lung cancer spread to the brain lining
Doctors looked for signs in blood and spinal fluid that show lung cancer has spread to the lining of the brain.
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Radiation tiles placed during brain surgery compared with radiation after surgery
Small radiation tiles placed during surgery kept the tumor from coming back at that spot more often than radiation given later.
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A common gene change is linked to shorter survival in glioblastoma
A small gene change may raise the risk of glioblastoma and shorten how long people live.
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A rare lymphoma in the brain caused fast vision loss
Doctors report one woman whose sight failed quickly, and scans showed the tumor had spread past the usual spot.
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Gut bacteria and brain tumors: what we know so far
Scientists are looking at whether the bacteria in your gut can affect brain tumors called gliomas.
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Testing early if a brain tumor drug reaches the tumor
This chapter explains a type of study that checks whether a new drug actually gets into a brain tumor.
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Semaglutide was linked to weight loss in teens with craniopharyngioma
In 20 teens with a brain tumor called craniopharyngioma, semaglutide was linked to weight loss.
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A meeting report on CAR T cell therapy for brain tumors
Doctors shared early results of a treatment that trains immune cells to attack brain tumors.
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A drug called nimodipine may help protect hearing after tumor surgery
People given nimodipine around their surgery kept their hearing and face movement more often.
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A math tool to help set the radiation dose before the plan is made
Researchers built a math tool to help pick a radiation dose that stays inside known safety limits.
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Weight gain after craniopharyngioma treatment in children and in adults
Many people gain a lot of weight after treatment for this brain tumor, and the pattern differs by age.
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Two kinds of PET scans compared for telling two brain tumors apart
Both scan types helped doctors tell brain lymphoma apart from glioblastoma.
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Stronger treatment may help when glioblastoma spreads to the brain lining
Stronger treatment may give some people more time after this tumor spreads.
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Cancer that spreads to the brain often carries many gene changes
Tumors that spread to the brain tend to have a high number of gene changes.
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Quality of life before and after brain tumor surgery
People felt worse seven days after surgery, and better by one month.
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A computer tool that makes extra brain maps from a normal MRI
Researchers built a computer tool that draws maps of the brain's wiring from a normal MRI scan.