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Already approved drug avapritinib shows promise in treating high-grade gliomas
High-grade glioma, an aggressive form of pediatric and adult brain cancer, is challenging to treat given the tumor location, ...
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Israeli researchers use gene editing to eliminate 50% of head, neck tumors in mice
Tel Aviv University scientists say that they can inject CRISPR genetic 'molecular scissors' to shrink tumors by 90%; ...
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Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Resist New Therapy
NEW YORK - A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a key barrier to the efficacy of a promising combination of ...
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Re-purposed FDA-approved drug could help treat high-grade glioma
A study, published in Cancer Cell, shows that high-grade glioma tumor cells harboring DNA alterations in the gene PDGFRA responded to the drug avapritinib, which is already approved by the United ...
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This plant compound may help stop deadly brain cancer
Scientists at UCLA have discovered a potential new way to treat glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer. Their ...
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Treatment strategy reprograms brain cancer cells, halting tumor growth
The approach was then tested in mouse models to assess ... was able to cross the blood-brain barrier, significantly depleting glioma stem cells and slowing tumor proliferation.
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New drug combination shows promise in treating melanoma brain metastasis
A federally funded research team led by Sheri Holmen, PhD, investigator at Huntsman Cancer Institute and professor in the ...
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Glioblastoma treatment strategy reprograms cancer cells, halting tumor growth
The approach was then tested in mouse models to assess ... was able to cross the blood-brain barrier, significantly depleting glioma stem cells and slowing tumor proliferation.