The UK’s Brain Tumor Research seeks to build the UK’s largest network of experts I sustainable brain tumor research in the quest to find a cure for this insidious class of disease. The organization showcases recent brain tumor research. The Cause Brain tumors are...
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Florida Providers Partner to Bolster and Add Pediatric Health Care Value on the Southwest Coast of Florida and Move Beyond a Crisis
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (St. Petersburg Florida) and Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida have entered into an agreement to expand care for the region’s children while increasing access to specialized pediatric care. With the inking of the...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Completes Initial Stage of Phase I Trial Assessing GDC-0084 for Deadly Pediatric Brain Tumor
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has completed the first stage of a clinical trial evaluating GDC-0084 for diffuse pontine glioma (DIPG), an aggressive and dangerous brain tumor. The commercial sponsor is Australian-based Kazia Therapeutics Limited (KZIA). The...
University of Manchester Cancer Research Centere Invests in Brain Tumor Research
The University of Manchester Cancer Research Centre in the UK has announced a 1.35 million pound investment to accelerate brain tumor research at one of the UK’s leading research universities. They have pledged funding to support the appointment of the first Chair of...
Roche’s Entrectinib Shows Activity in Pediatric Brain Tumors & Other Solid Tumors
This Roche’s sponsored study was a 5-part, open-label, Phase 1/2 multicenter, dose escalation study in pediatric patients with relapsed refractory solid tumors; 2) primary CNS tumors; 3) neuroblastoma; 4) non-neuroblastoma, extracranial solid tumors with NTRK1/2/3,...
The Hospital for Sick Children & McGill Identify Unanticipated Early Signs of Childhood Brain Cancer
Brain tumors are the leading cause of non-accidental child death in Canada. Little is known how when or why these tumors form. Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have recently identified the cells that are thought to give rise to certain brain...
University of Michigan Receives Federal Grant to Study Brain Tumor That Took Chad Carr’s Life
A University of Michigan School of Medicine team of scientists work diligently to stop a deadly cancer that took a young boy’s life—Chad Carr—son of ex quarterback Jason Carr. They will receive $429,000 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,...
Children’s Hospital Chicago Study Shows Promise for Fighting Deadly Brain Tumor Afflicting Children
An Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago study reveals that an inhibitor of an enzyme called ACVR1 slows tumor growth and increases survival in an animal model of diffuse intrinsic pontin glioma (DIPG)—the most deadly tumor in children. Lead study...
£1.5 million to Queen Mary University to Fight Against Brain Tumors
Queen Mary University of London has received 1.5 million British Pounds from Barts Charity to extend an ongoing successful research brain tumors into clinical trials with patients. Key points: Barts Charity has awarded £1.5 million to brain tumor researchThe grant...
Blaze Bioscience Initiates Pivotal Trial for Brain Tumor Illumination Technology
Amirah Al Idrus writing for FierceBiotech reports that Blaze Bioscience has enrolled the first patient in a pivotal phase 2/3 trial of its scorpion venom-based tumor paint, a florescent molecule that homes in on cancer cells and illuminates them, making it easier for...
TGen Initiates Liquid Biopsy Study to Help Children with Rare Brain Cancers
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has launched the “See the Change” study to research diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) at the molecular level. DIPG, a rare childhood brain cancer, develops within the brain stem and...
NCI Awards $4 Million to Brain Tumor Sequencing Projects
Genomeweb reports The National Cancer Institute will provide $4 million in funding to two multi-institute tumor sequencing projects in adult and pediatric brain cancer, a group of cancer research organizations said on Thursday. According to the Eliminate Cancer...
Endeavor College of Natural Health Studies Use of Cannabis on Australians with Brain Tumors
Australia’s Endeavor College of Natural Health and neurosurgeon Professor Charlie Teo are leading a phase 2 trial examining whether high THC medicinal cannabis can be tolerated by people with glioma (a type of brain tumor) and if such a treatment can affect tumor...
Barrow Neurological Institute Arizona Receives $50 Million to Seek Cancer Cures
With $50 million from a private foundation, Phoenix-based Barrow Neurological Institute announced Monday that it is opening a center to focus on improving brain-cancer outcomes through experimental clinical trials. The private, Scottsdale-based Ben and Catherine Ivy...
Osaka University: Brain Tumors Could Be Resisting Immunotherapies by Tapping T Cells in Bone Marrow
See the study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0135-2
Researchers Plan to Test Genomic-Based, Individualized Drug Cocktails for Kids with Brain Tumors
More than 28,000 kids live with brain tumors in the United States and UCSF Researchers, leveraging genomic data plan to test new approaches to help children coping with a deadly disease. UCSF has partnered with NantHealth Inc. for this research effort. Allen Cone...