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 a story from liverpoolecho.co.uk, Isabel Morison is a 39-year-old music teacher with a nine year old son Dylan and a six year old daughter, Lucy. Last March, she…
The 23rd Annual Meeting and Education Day This event will feature scientific presentations pertaining to the study and treatment of brain tumors such as glioblastoma. This year will focus on…
According to a story from crainsnewyork.com, the biotechnology company Gotham Therapeutics has received financing to the tune of $54 million so that it can begin developing drugs to treat rare…
According to a story from MarketWatch, the biopharmaceutical company MediciNova recently announced that the company's product ibudilast was granted Orphan Drug designation by the FDA. The designation was granted for…
PharmAbcine has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has responded to the Investigational New Drug application they submitted on behalf of an experimental drug called TTAC-0001, which…
According to a story from Sunmag, the notorious brain cancer glioblastoma recently claimed the life of a well known figure in public life: Senator John McCain. He was 81 years…
Senator John McCain passed away on Saturday, August 25th after his year-long battle with glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. He was four days short of his 82nd birthday.…
Just this morning, the family of American hero and political icon John McCain announced via a statement he will cease treatment for the aggressive and rare form of brain cancer,…
According to a story from healthnewsdigest.com, an important source of data related to brain cancer has just become widely available to global researchers. This dataset was supported by Georgetown University,…
According to a story from the University of Toledo, a team of researchers from the school have successfully designed a molecule affectionately dubbed "Sweet-P" that can stop the movement of…
We here at Patient Worthy shine a spotlight on rare diseases, but these disorders often get overlooked by much of the media. So anytime a rare disease is discussed out…
According to a story from Fierce Biotech, recent research is highlighting the possibility that PARP inhibitors, a type of targeted therapy that it mostly used to treat breast cancer and…
According to a story from EurekAlert!, researchers have found that the drug Diamox, which is used to treat a variety of illnesses and conditions such as altitude sickness, glaucoma, epilepsy,…
According to a report from the University of Toledo, researchers developed a new molecule that could stop cancer in its tracks. The molecule, known as Sweet-P, works by targeting a…
According to a story by CBS News, an unsuspecting virus may become a potential treatment for brain cancer. The study showed that those who were given a genetically modified version…
According to a story from bioengineer.org, a group of scientists working at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) have managed to develop a computational model that could potentially make highly…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a group of scientists from the Cincinnati Children's Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute have recently published a study in the journal Nature Cell Biology. This…
According to a story from The Spectator, Madeline Pitts, who has two forms of terminal cancer, will have June 9th be dubbed "Maddie Day" in her honor. She is thirteen…
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…
Early trial results in the United Kingdom point to a new vaccine which may extend the lives of cancer patients. The vaccine, designed to help treat glioblastoma, is being described…
A Phase II trial of the experimental treatment SurVaxM, under development by the biotechnology company MimiVax LLC, has produced encouraging interim results for treating patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. The…
Fresh off of Memorial Day, there is no better documentary to watch right now than HBO's John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls. The Arizona senator announced last July that he…
Senator John McCain has been fighting for most of his adult life. Now is no different. He faces a battle with brain cancer. His daughter, Meghan supports him often in…
According to a story from the Sunderland Echo, a man from the Sunderland area, Graydon Downs, was diagnosed with glioblastoma when he was just 33 years old. At that time,…
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