News articles tagged with 'medulloblastoma'
Picking a poison for brain tumours: Arsenic
— 3 Jan 2011 19:20 | HealthArsenic is usually thought of as a poison. Despite this, it has been used in medicine for over 2000 years, and the arsenic compound arsenic trioxide (ATO) is FDA approved for the treatment…
Arsenic agent shuts down 2 hard-to-treat cancers in animal experiments
— 3 Jan 2011 17:14 | HealthResearchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre, a part of Georgetown University Medical Centre, have found that an arsenic-based agent already FDA-approved for a…
Genome code cracked for most common form of paediatric brain cancer
— 18 Dec 2010 14:21 | HealthScientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Centre have deciphered the genetic code for medulloblastoma, the most common paediatric brain cancer and a leading killer of children with…
Different origins discovered for medulloblastoma tumour subtypes
— 9 Dec 2010 17:09 | HealthInvestigators have demonstrated for the first time that the most common malignant childhood brain tumour, medulloblastoma, is actually several different diseases, each arising from…
Experimental targeted therapy shows early promise against medulloblastomas
— 7 Jun 2010 16:39 | HealthResearchers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Paediatric Brain Tumour Consortium (PBTC) presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology the findings of a paediatric…
Modified measles virus shows potential for treating childhood brain tumours
— 27 May 2010 11:47 | HealthThe use of modified measles virus may represent a new treatment for a childhood brain tumour known as medulloblastoma, according to a new study appearing in Neuro-Oncology…
Study sheds light on role of stem cells in children's brain tumour
— 11 Jan 2010 14:22 | HealthNew research from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London shows how the most common type of children's brain cancer can arise from stem cells…
Researchers identify gene that spurs deadly brain cancer
— 4 Dec 2009 10:17 | HealthHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have identified a new factor that is necessary for the development of many forms of medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant…
Novel anti-cancer drug yields positive response in people with advanced skin and brain cancer
— 3 Sep 2009 13:53 | HealthThe Hedgehog signalling pathway is involved in a preliminary study and case report describing positive responses to an experimental anticancer drug in a majority of people with advanced…
Some brain tumours may be mediated by tiny filament on cells
— 24 Aug 2009 13:55 | HealthUCSF 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 tumour…