Breakthrough Therapy Obliterates Deadly Brain Tumor in Days
WEBMar 15, 2024 — Brain scans of a 72-year-old man diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of cancer known as a glioblastoma have revealed a remarkable regression in his tumor's size within days of receiving an infusion of an innovative new treatment.
Brain Cancer Breakthrough: New Therapy Destroys Glioblastoma ...
WEBAug 2, 2024 — A groundbreaking study introduces a therapy that uses CAR T cells to target a newly discovered cancer cell infiltration pathway in the brain, effectively doubling survival times and eradicating tumors in preclinical models.
Brain Tumor News -- ScienceDaily
WEBSep 19, 2024 — What are the risks, symptoms and treatment options for brain tumors and other cancers? Read current medical research and news articles on brain tumor surgery and related information.
‘Dramatic’ inroads against aggressive brain cancer
WEBMar 14, 2024 — A collaborative project to bring the promise of cell therapy to patients with a deadly form of brain cancer has shown dramatic results among the first patients to receive the novel treatment. In a paper published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Mass General Cancer …
New glioblastoma treatment reaches human brain tumor and ...
WEBJun 6, 2024 — In a major advance for the treatment of the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, scientists used ultrasound technology to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and provide a small dose of a chemotherapy...
Brain tumor vaccine: Experimental shot shows promise against ...
WEBAn experimental brain cancer vaccine improved survival time in patients with glioblastoma, the deadliest type of brain tumor. The vaccine, called SurVaxM, was shown to nearly double the...
New technique could help treat aggressive brain tumors
WEBJul 17, 2024 — A team from Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech published a paper in APL Bioengineering in May that explores a new option that could one day be used to target glioblastoma, a deadly and fast-growing...
In two early trials, blood cancer treatment appears promising ...
WEBMar 13, 2024 — Two early trials published Wednesday showed promise in treating one of the deadliest types of cancer, glioblastoma. The aggressive brain cancer, which took the lives of John McCain and Beau...
Living drugs that reprogram patients’ immune cells show early ...
WEBMar 13, 2024 — Three studies published within the past week have reported dramatic results with a therapy called CAR-T delivered directly to the brain. In some cases, tumors have seemingly melted away on brain...
New strategy to attack aggressive brain cancer shows promise ...
WEBMar 13, 2024 — Researchers revved up immune cells that shrank an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor when tested in a handful of patients. The experiments are just first steps but they signal a new strategy to fight hard-to-treat glioblastoma.