News articles tagged with 'glioblastoma'
Personalised dendritic cell vaccine increases survival in patients with deadly brain cancer
— 17 Mar 2011 18:44 | HealthA dendritic cell vaccine personalised for each individual based on the patient's own tumour may increase median survival time in those with a deadly form of brain cancer called glioblastoma,…
Key mutations act cooperatively to fuel aggressive brain tumour
— 14 Mar 2011 20:03 | HealthMutations in three pathways important for suppressing tumours cooperate to launch glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumour that strikes children and adults. But new research from St.…
Tumour microvesicles reveal detailed genetic information
— 11 Feb 2011 16:42 | HealthThe Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team that first discovered tumour-associated RNA in tiny membrane-enclosed sacs released into the bloodstream by cancer cells has now…
Conversion of brain tumour cells into blood vessels thwarts treatment efforts
— 25 Jan 2011 19:53 | HealthGlioblastoma, the most common and lethal form of brain cancer and the disease that killed Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, resists nearly all treatment efforts, even when attacked…
Virus might fight brain tumours better if armed with bacterial enzyme, study shows
— 14 Jan 2011 16:17 | HealthNew research shows that oncolytic viruses, which are engineered to destroy cancer cells, might be more effective in treating deadly brain tumours if equipped with an enzyme that helps…
Most common adult brain cancer linked to gene deletion, Stanford doctors say
— 3 Jan 2011 18:44 | HealthA study fast-tracked for online publication Dec. 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine has identified an important gene deletion in up to one of every four cases of glioblastoma,…
Cell of origin for brain tumours may predict response to therapy
— 15 Dec 2010 18:47 | HealthFor patients with glioma, the most common primary brain tumour, new findings may explain why current therapies fail to eradicate the cancer. A UCSF-led team of scientists has identified…
Tumour suppressor acts as oncogene in some cancers, say Mayo Clinic researchers
— 28 Oct 2010 15:36 | HealthResearchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have found that a molecule long believed to be a beneficial tumour suppressor - and thus a potential cancer drug target - appears to act as an…
Vaccine extends glioblastoma patients' survival in phase II trial
— 7 Oct 2010 14:48 | HealthA vaccine that turns the immune system against brain tumour cells bearing a genetic mutation that drives the most aggressive form of glioblastoma multiforme improved survival of patients…
Duke vaccine extends survival for patients with deadly brain cancers
— 5 Oct 2010 03:22 | HealthA new vaccine added to standard therapy appears to offer a survival advantage for patients suffering from glioblastoma (GBM), the most deadly form of brain cancer, according to a study…