News tagged with neuro oncology
Scientists discover master regulator of motor neuron firing
(PhysOrg.com) -- When the Human Genome Project was complete, DNA bowed out of the limelight and gave way to RNA as a major player in genetic regulation. Now, findings at Rockefeller University mirror this ...
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Mar 16, 2009 |
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Diagnostic brain tumor test could revolutionize care of patients
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumors. The unique test could preclude the need ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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RTOG activates study to determine best treatment strategies for patients with glioma brain tumors
Treatment remains controversial for patients diagnosed with a low-risk, low-grade glioma (LGG) brain tumor. These patients have significantly better prognosis than patients diagnosed with more aggressive high-grade glioma, ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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When standard treatment fails: Jefferson to start unique immunotherapy for brain tumor patients
Physicians at the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (JHN), the region's only dedicated hospital, are tackling a particularly aggressive brain cancer that even surgery, chemotherapy and radiation often fail to treat with ...
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Combination of everolimus and exemestane improves survival for women with metastatic breast cancer
In an international Phase III randomized study, everolimus, when combined with the hormonal therapy exemestane, has been shown to dramatically improve progression-free survival, according to research from The University of ...
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Patient receives first prescription for FDA-approved brain tumor treatment
(Medical Xpress) -- The University of Illinois Hospital is the first center in North America to prescribe a new FDA-approved treatment for patients with the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center tests novel drug that makes brain tumors glow hot pink
Just 24 hours after Lisa Rek sang at her niece's wedding, her husband Brad was driving her to a local hospital.
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Old drugs find new target for treating brain tumor
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, in collaboration with colleagues in Boston and South Korea, say they have identified a novel ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Phase I trial begins using gene therapy and bone marrow stem cells in the treatment of brain cancer
University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Lentigen Corporation announced today the initiation of a novel Phase I clinical trial of LG631 gene therapy for the protection ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Metabolic protein plays unexpected role in tumor cell formation and growth
The embryonic enzyme pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) has a well-established role in metabolism and is highly expressed in human cancers. Now, a team led by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports ...
Nov 06, 2011 |
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Lifting the fog: Finding by neuro-oncologist could help eliminate 'chemo brain'
After receiving her medical degree in her homeland of Romania, Dr. Daniela Bota came to the U.S. to earn a doctorate in molecular biology to better understand why people develop neurodegenerative diseases ...
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Sep 29, 2011 |
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