glioma

Best treatments for long-term survival in brain tumor patients

harminka — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:20:23 -0600

A new Mayo Clinic study found that patients with low-grade gliomas survived longest when they underwent aggressive surgeries to successfully remove the entire tumor. If safely removing the entire tumor was not possible, patients survived significantly longer when surgery was followed by radiation therapy.

Young age may give survival advantage to children with certain brain tumors

harminka — Fri, 30 May 2008 06:27:13 -0500

The improved survival of children under 3 years old with diffuse pontine glioma compared to older children suggests that the biological properties of this cancer may be distinct in young patients

Invasion of the brain tumors

harminka — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:56:18 -0500

Gliomas are highly malignant and invasive tumors with tendrils that extend far from the primary tumor site, rendering conventional therapies ineffective and leading to an invariably poor prognosis.

Brain Tumor Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Results

Anastvatz — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:07:54 -0500

A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain has shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco.

Release of oncolytic measles virus by blood outgrowth endothelial cells in orthotopic gliomas

harminka — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:07:39 -0500

Researchers in Germany have hidden vaccine-grade measles virus inside artificially generated blood cells in order to devise a search-and-destroy therapy for human brain cancer that can't be "seen" by the immune system.

Brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results

harminka — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:43:42 -0500

A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain has shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco.