Pancreatic cancer took Alex Trebek, Michael Landon, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Luciano Pavarotti, Steve Jobs, Patrick Swayze, and my dear friend Amy. Glioblastoma (GBM) took Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy,…
In the United States, Orphan Drug designation is granted by the U.S. FDA to therapies or biologics intended to treat, diagnose, or prevent rare conditions affecting fewer than 200,000…
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is notoriously difficult-to-treat. This cancer is both aggressive and invasive, spreading “tentacles” and becoming hard to remove even with surgery. As a result, finding more effective therapeutic…
When we are injured, new cells flow to the injury site and replace the body’s damaged cells. This process is called “cell migration.” According to a recent article in Science…
Currently, a glioblastoma multiforme diagnosis comes with a relatively poor prognosis: 25% survival after 1 year, and 5% after 5 years. Researchers have been looking to not only expand their…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Notable Labs Notable Labs was created after founder, Matt De Silva, felt he was left in a helpless point, following a year of research on treatment options for his father's Glioblastoma…
According to an article from Drugs.com, MediciNova Inc. has announced the first enrollment in its phase 1/2 clinical trial of MN-166, an experimental drug that hopes to target recurrent glioblastoma…
According to EurekAlert!, a study at Virginia Commonwealth University has potentially pinpointed the so called "Achilles heal" of a certain type of deadly brain cancer: glioblastoma multiforme. Glioblastoma, or glioblastoma…
Researchers are arguing that the certain drugs, including the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, could be used as cancer treatments, reports MedicalXpress. This theory is based on a range of pre-clinical…
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