Welcome to study of the week, a new series from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is…
Neuroscience News recently carried an article heralding reports of researchers' finding that upwards of twenty percent of lethal glioblastoma brain cancers may be treatable by newly developed drugs. Currently, the…
Did you know that a common food-borne illness might increase the risk of developing a type of rare brain cancer called glioma? According to Science Daily, a recent study suggests…
According to a recent press release, oncology company Novocure enrolled its first patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate Optune, alongside radiation therapy, for patients with newly diagnosed…
The latest news from Israeli scientists, published in the Times of Israel, is that researchers at Tel Aviv University have accurately targeted cancerous cells in mice using CRISPR.…
According to a story from GlobeNewswire, the biopharmaceutical company Immunomedics, Inc., has recently announced that its medication sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (marketed as Trodelvy) has recently earned Orphan Drug designation from the…
According to a story from BioSpace, the drug company Plus Therapeutics has recently announced that its investigational therapy Rhenium NanoLiposomes (RNL™) has earned Orphan Drug designation from the US Food…
According to GlobeNewswire, BridgeBio Pharmaceuticals and the Ivy Brain Tumor Center have recently began their Phase 0/2 trial of infigratinib. This treatment is meant for those with recurrent glioblastoma that…
By Jodee Redmond from In the Cloud Copy Glioblastomas are tumors that are particularly difficult to treat. They start forming in the glial cells of the brain and spinal cord…
According to a press release on Global Newswire, the biopharmaceutical company MediciNova has received a Notice of Allowance for a patent application for MN-166, which could be used to treat…
Rare, neurologic diseases often do not have viable treatments. Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease are two examples. In situations like these, medical professionals look to treatments for other conditions, such…
According to a story from PR Newswire, scientists are making significant progress in researching new treatments for glioblastoma, a rare and deadly brain cancer. A variety of drug companies are…
According to a story from 10tv.com, Kellan Shatto is an eight year old boy who really likes to play with Legos. He also has a rare disease: neurofibromatosis. The disease…
The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) has been evaluating zotiraciclib, which is a new treatment for glioma. This drug has recently been granted the Orphan…
According to a story from BioSpace, Oncotelic, Inc., recently announced the publication of a study in the Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatrics. This study appears to back up the therapeutic…
Glioblastoma Glioblastoma is a rare type of brain cancer. Sadly, it is the most aggressive form. The median life expectancy for the disease is between 11 and 15 months and…
According to a recent article in CheckOrphan, glioblastoma (GBM) is considered to be among the deadliest cancers in the world. Currently, treatment options are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. In most cases,…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the company Novocure has recently announced that Medicare has released final local coverage determinations for its product Optune. Optune is used to treat patients…
According to a story from seas.harvard.edu, Harvard freshman Kavya Kopparapu was reading a story about the late Senator John McCain's diagnosis with glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer. She was stunned…
This week, a press release from the office of South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham announced the designation of May 17th as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. The Senate Resolution was cosponsored by…
Glioblastoma Glioblastoma is a rare cancer which begins in the brain. Approximately 20% of all tumors that occur in the brain are glioblastomas. These tumors are highly malignant because they…
According to a publication from EurekAlert, results from a phase 1b clinical study of experimental glioblastoma “vaccine“ IGV-001 suggest that the treatment is well tolerated in humans. Additional data collected…
According to a story from Korean Biomedical Review, a team of researchers from Seoul National University, headed by professor Paek Sun-ha, have developed an approach utilizing 3D cell printing technology…
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A recent article in the journal Nature reports that Phase 1 GAPVAC-101 First-In-Human trial is one of the first clinical trials with a goal of designing and manufacturing actively personalized vaccines…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has recently announced an update to its Phase 2 clinical trial. This clinical trial is testing the experimental…
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