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Avastin effective at delaying brain tumor progression in recurrent disease
Apr 06, 2009 |
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The use of Avastin alone to treat a subgroup of recurrent Grade 3 brain tumors showed it was safe and effective at delaying tumor progression, according to a retrospective study of 22 patients conducted by a researcher at ...
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New approach for the treatment of malignant brain tumors
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Initial chemotherapy alone after surgery is just as successful as initial radiation therapy for patients from whom a very malignant brain tumor (anaplastic glioma) was removed. With this treatment, the patients survive on ...
Researchers find experimental therapy turns on tumor suppressor gene in cancer cells
Jan 20, 2009 |
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that the experimental drug they are testing to treat a deadly form of thyroid cancer turns on a powerful tumor suppressor capable of halting cell growth. Few other cancer drugs have this ...
M. D. Anderson team identifies new oncogene for brain cancer
Jul 02, 2007 |
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An overexpressed gene found at the scene of a variety of tumors is implicated in the development of two types of malignant brain cancer in a paper by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to ...
Researchers identify novel regulatory mechanism in inflammatory signaling of immune cells
Jan 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using cancer cells that were originally isolated from an anaplastic large cell lymphoma patient, two researchers, including a faculty member of The University of Texas at Austin's College of Pharmacy, have ...
Newly discovered gene could be a prime target in the most lethal brain cancer
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Scientists at Duke University Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University have discovered mutations in two genes that could become therapeutic targets in malignant glioma, a dangerous class of brain tumors.
Drug that targets vasculature growth attacks aggressive thyroid cancer
May 15, 2009 |
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A medication that helps stop the growth of new blood vessels has produced dramatic benefits for some patients with aggressive thyroid cancer, research from Mayo Clinic indicates.
Breakthrough in 3-D Brain Mapping Enables Removal of Fist-Sized Tumor
Jul 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technology involving the fusion of four different types of images into a 3-D map of a patient's brain has helped University of Cincinnati (UC) specialists successfully remove a fist-sized ...
Gene that causes childhood cancer neuroblastoma is found
Aug 25, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered gene mutations that are the main cause of the inherited version of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. In addition, the researchers found that the same mutations play a significant role in high-risk ...
Children's Hospital Boston neurosurgeons to perform brain tumor removal during live Web cast
Oct 16, 2006 |
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On Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, neurosurgeons at Children's Hospital Boston will remove a brain tumor employing functional mapping of the cortex on a 13-year-old pediatric patient during a live Webcast. ...
Some brain tumors may be mediated by tiny filament on cells
Aug 23, 2009 |
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UCSF scientists have discovered that a tiny filament extending from cells, until recently regarded as a remnant of evolution, may play a role in the most common malignant brain tumor in children.
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