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Modification of Tumor Suppressor Affects Sensitivity to Potential GBM Treatment
August 13, 2012 — Biologists and oncologists have long understood that a protein called the epidermal growth factor receptor or EGFR is altered in at least 50 percent of patients with glioblastoma. Yet patients with ... > full story -
Protein That Helps Tumor Blood Vessels Mature Could Make Cancer Drugs More Effective
August 13, 2012 — Since anti-cancer drugs are carried to tumors by the bloodstream, abnormal blood vessel development can hamper delivery. Medical researchers have found a molecule that promotes tumor vessel ... > full story -
People With Allergies May Have Lower Risk of Brain Tumors
August 3, 2012 — New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that there's a link between allergies and reduced risk of a serious type of cancer that starts in the ... > full story -
New Treatment Target for Deadly Brain Tumors
August 1, 2012 — Scientists provide new insight into why the most common, deadly kind of brain tumor in adults recurs and identify a potential target for future ... > full story -
Kidney Cancer Vaccine Successful in Clinical Trials
July 29, 2012 — Researchers have completed two successful clinical studies using the kidney-cancer vaccine ... > full story -
Genetic Cause of Most Lethal Brain Tumor Pinpointed: May Lead to New Treatment
July 26, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that some cases of glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain cancer, are caused by the fusion of two adjacent genes. The study also found that ... > full story -
Genome Analysis of Brain Tumors Showing the Way to New Treatment Strategies
July 26, 2012 — Scientists are systematically investigating the genomes of pediatric brain tumors (medulloblastoma and pylocytic astrocytoma). In their first data evaluation, researchers have now discovered genomic ... > full story -
New Probe Provides Vital Assist in Brain Cancer Surgery
July 24, 2012 — A new probe uses an innovative fluorescence-reading technology to help brain surgeons distinguish cancerous tissue from normal tissue. The probe tool, now already in use for brain surgery, may one ... > full story -
Neural Precursor Cells Induce Cell Death in Certain Brain Tumors
July 23, 2012 — Neural precursor cells in the young brain suppress certain brain tumors such as high-grade gliomas, especially glioblastoma, which are among the most common and most aggressive tumors. Now ... > full story -
Laser Technology Developed to Fight Cancer
July 23, 2012 — Researchers have developed a technology that goes on a "seek and destroy" mission for cancerous tumors. They have harnessed the power of lasers to find, map and non-invasively destruct cancerous ... > full story
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