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Slow Growth of Childhood Brain Tumors Linked to Genetic Process Seen in Skin Moles
June 23, 2011 — Researchers have found a likely explanation for the slow growth of the most common childhood brain tumor, pilocytic astrocytoma. Using tests on a new cell-based model of the tumor, they concluded ... > full story -
Vaccine Study Supports Immune Targeting of Brain Tumors
June 16, 2011 — An experimental vaccine targets overactive antigens in highly aggressive brain tumors and improves length of survival in newly diagnosed patients, according to new ... > full story -
Immune Cells Link Pregnancy and Tumor Spread
June 6, 2011 — Individuals with cancer often do not die as a result of their initial tumor but as a result of tumors at distant sites that are derived from the initial tumor. Pregnancy is a condition that seems to ... > full story -
New Glioblastoma Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Phase 2 Trial
June 3, 2011 — The first results of a multicenter Phase 2 clinical trial on a new brain cancer vaccine -- tailored to a patient's own tumor -- has found that the vaccine was safe and less toxic than conventional ... > full story -
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Glioblastoma in the 21st Century: Wealthier Patients Living Longer Than Poorer Patients
June 2, 2011 — Survival rates of wealthier patients and those younger than 70 with glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor, have improved since 2000, whereas rates for those living in ... > full story -
Iron Key to Brain Tumor Drug Delivery
June 2, 2011 — Brain cancer therapy may be more effective if the expression of an iron-storing protein is decreased to enhance the action of therapeutic drugs on brain cancer cells, according to new ... > full story -
Gene Change Identifies Brain Cancer Patients That Respond Better to Treatment
May 31, 2011 — New research proves that a change in a particular gene can identify which patients with a specific kind of brain cancer will respond better to treatment. Testing for the gene can distinguish patients ... > full story -
Simple Sugar, Lactate, Is Like 'Candy for Cancer Cells': Cancer Cells Accelerate Aging and Inflammation in the Body to Drive Tumor Growth
May 26, 2011 — Researchers have shed new light on the longstanding conundrum about what makes a tumor grow -- and how to make it stop. Interestingly, cancer cells accelerate the aging of nearby connective tissue ... > full story -
Gene-Modified Stem Cells Help Protect Bone Marrow from Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy
May 20, 2011 — Although chemotherapy is used to kill cancer cells, it can also have a strong toxic effect on normal cells such as bone marrow and blood cells. Researchers report that one possible approach to reduce ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Way to Amp Up Power of Killer T Cells to Fight Melanoma
May 10, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a way to amp up the power of killer T-cells, called CD8 cells, making them more functional for longer periods of time and boosting their ability to multiply and expand ... > full story
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