Tag: Cancer: Brain
Occult Brain Mets Detected in Patients With Advanced Renal Cancer
Asymptomatic brain metastases incidentally diagnosed in about 4 percent of patients with mRCC during clinical trial screening
Timing of Chemotherapy for Glioblastoma May Matter
Treatment in the morning may be more effective, with greater impact seen in MGMT-methylated patients
Link Between T. gondii Infection, Glioma Risk Examined
Significant increase in glioma risk seen for those with higher antibody titers to the sag-1 antigen
Dexamethasone May Hinder Immunotherapy for Glioblastoma
Findings seen in preclinical studies of mice, survival data from patients receiving PD-(L)1 blockade for GBM
Pediatric Brain Cancer Outcomes Worse for Black, Hispanic Patients
Disparities for disease severity not seen at diagnosis, meaning postdiagnosis factors may affect outcome
Maximal Resection of Glioblastomas May Up Survival
Maximal resection of contrast-enhanced tumor linked to increased overall survival across all subgroups
Smartphone, Web App May Help Predict Prognosis for Meningioma
Models could predict meaningful individual-specific clinical outcome variables for survival, malignancy
Laser-Based Imaging + AI May Diagnose Brain Tumors in OR
Accurate diagnosis in <150 seconds in the operating room could improve decision-making during surgery
Algorithm Based on Response, Biology Guides Neuroblastoma Tx
Survival excellent with treatment algorithm for children with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma
Five-Year Overall Survival for Glioblastoma Persistently Low
Authors call for more aggressive treatments to be considered for glioblastoma patients
