News tagged with malignant glioma
Kennedy's cancer puts focus on quality of life
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- He lived 15 months with an incurable brain tumor, a little longer than usual for a patient in his late 70s. Perhaps equally important is that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy lived those months well - able to work almost to ...
Computer model predicts brain tumor growth and evolution
May 18, 2009 |
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Researchers from Brown University and other institutions have developed a computational computer model of how brain tumors grow and evolve.
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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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.
Anti-cancer virus kills brain cancer cells
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Canadian researchers have found a cancer-fighting virus called VSV kills the most malignant form of brain cancer in mice.
Gliomas exploit immune cells of the brain for rapid expansion
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Gliomas are among the most common and most malignant brain tumors. These tumors infiltrate normal brain tissue and grow very rapidly. As a result, surgery can never completely remove the tumor. Now, the neurosurgeons Dr. ...
Brain tumor vaccine has promising results
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 22, 2006 |
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U.S. cancer researchers say a vaccine for treating a recurrent brain cancer known as glioma has shown promising results in preliminary clinical trials.
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 possible way to block the spread of deadly brain tumors
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) may have found a way to stop the often-rapid spread of deadly brain tumors.
Physical activity in adolescence associated with decreased risk of brain cancer in adulthood
Oct 06, 2009 |
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While little is known about the causes of glioma, researchers at the National Cancer Institute have found that this rare but often deadly form of brain cancer may be linked to early life physical activity ...
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center opens patient trial of virus that attacks brain cancer cells
Apr 16, 2008 |
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A common, naturally occurring virus that attacks cancer cells but appears to be harmless to normal cells is being studied as a possible treatment for malignant, highly aggressive and deadly brain tumors called gliomas. Researchers ...
'Gateway' gene discovered for brain cancer
Feb 14, 2007 |
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Researchers have discovered that the same genetic regulator that triggers growth of stem cells during brain development also plays a central role in the development of the lethal brain cancer malignant glioma. In experiments ...
Variations in 5 genes raise risk for most common brain tumors
Jul 05, 2009 |
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Common genetic variations spread across five genes raise a person's risk of developing the most frequent type of brain tumor, an international research team reports online in Nature Genetics.
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