Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis, MO) announced the establishment of a Brain Tumor Center housing “a multidisciplinary practice of physicians and scientists whose mission is to provide …
March 31, 2021
New Drug Crosses Blood-brain Barrier and kills glioblastoma cells A team led by Dr. Priya Kumthekar of Northwestern University, a long-time Head for the Cure and Brains for the Cure partner, has published a study …
March 23, 2021
The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute announced the treatment of their first patient in a Phase 0 clinical trial for newly diagnosed glioblastoma and recurrent glioblastoma. This trial is investigating Pamiparib’s effect on crossing …
March 11, 2021
OncoSynergy, Inc. launched the company’s First-in-Human Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating a treatment of recurrent glioblastoma. Today they announced the first patient has been treated in this trial using OS2966, a first-in-class immunotherapy, and the …
March 10, 2021
Dr. John Boockvar, a Head for the Cure partner on our New York–area events and one of the subjects of the medical docu-drama Lenox Hill on Netflix, has recently begun the Phase 1 trial of …
March 2, 2021
In a global clinical trial, GBM AGILE (Glioblastoma Adaptive Global Innovative Learning Environment), Henry Ford Cancer Institute is the first to activate two new treatments for glioblastoma. The GBM AGILE trial allows for global collaboration …
February 15, 2021
Brains for the Cure’s writers review several important developments in recent pediatric brain tumor research.
February 12, 2021
The website ClinicalTrials.gov is one that that patients and families fighting brain tumors should be familiar with. Knowing how to use the site yourself or with the help of staff from the cancer center where …
January 28, 2021
Spinal tumors are closely related to brain tumors, and they can cause pain, neurological symptoms such as seizures or loss of muscle control, and even paralysis.
January 13, 2021
As a patient goes through treatment, they should surround themselves with family, friends, and medical professionals they can trust. It is a team approach. If you think I’m going to see my doctor and we’re …
January 7, 2021
