Effectiveness of brain cancer treatment established by scientists

The research was carried out by scientists at UCLA and has developed a test which can identify brain tumours and predict which ones will be most likely to respond to the drug Avastin.

A connection was established between high water movement in tumours and the effectiveness of the drug.

Having determined this, scientists can now scan patients and use the image to forecast whether they would benefit from being given Avastin.

State-of-the-art Therapy for Glioblastoma Multiforme

The treatment of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is conventionally considered to be a palliative venture with no hope of cure. Traditionally, patients are treated with maximal surgical resection based on the premise that, although surgery is not a curative procedure, a major resection provides for a longer survival and better quality of life. Radiotherapy increases the duration of survival, but again is not a curative intervention.The role of chemotherapy, specifically focusing on a foundation of chloroethylating agents such as carmustine (BCNU) or lomustine (CCNU), has been controversial with an equal number of clinicians arguing in favor of or against this treatment. Meta-analysis makes it clear that there is a small increase in median survival associated with the addition of these agents, but a consensus was never reached regarding their use.

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Yale Brain Tumor Center

The Yale Brain Tumor Center, as part of the Yale Cancer Center, is a multidisciplinary group dedicated to the care of patients with primary brain tumors, brain metastases and neurological complications of cancer. It is the only multidisciplinary consortium providing comprehensive brain cancer care in southern New England and has gained regional and national recognition.

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Brain tumour link found

Brain tumour gene link found
Cancer Research UK funded Scientists have discovered a mutation in a DNA repair gene which may increase the risk of developing meningioma, a rare type of brain tumour, according to new research published in the latest edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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Brain Cancer

General Information about Brain Cancer
General Information about Brain Tumors. You or somebody you know has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Suddenly your world has been turned upside down....