Dabrafenib, Trametinib Active in Pediatric Glioma With BRAF V600
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- Dabrafenib plus trametinib results in significantly more responses and longer progression-free survival than standard chemotherapy for pediatric patients with low-grade glioma with BRAF V600 mutations, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Epigenetic Marks May Cause Brain Tumor Formation
Scientists established an epigenetic mouse model for glioma, providing insight into how epigenetics can initiate cancer. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - September 19, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Day One Announces Updated FIREFLY-1 Data for Tovorafenib and Completion of Rolling NDA Submission to FDA for Relapsed or Progressive Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG)
Overall response rate (ORR) greater than 50% across three assessment criteria
Median duration of tovorafenib treatment of 15.8 months as of June 5, 2023, with 66% of patients remaining on treatment
FDA filing decision expected by... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications - September 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Microdevices for Glioma; Cervical Adenocarcinoma Test; Language Gaps and Cancer Care
(MedPage Today) -- An intratumoral drug-releasing microdevice implanted in glioma patients can measure the drug's antitumor effects and could potentially help guide treatment, early data suggest. (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Science Translational... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - September 7, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Faye Fantarrow Dies: British Singer-Songwriter Mentored By Eurythmics ’ Dave Stewart Was 21
Faye Fantarrow, the British singer-songwriter mentored and produced by Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart, died at her home Saturday a year after being diagnosed with the aggressive and rare brain tumor known as glioma. She was 21. Fantarrow’s death was announced by her mother Pam Fantarrow and on…#fayefantarrow #eurythmics #davestewart #fantarrow #pamfantarrow #faye #mumpam #sunderland #weekend #ep (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An Overview of the INDIGO data in French, German, Italian and Spanish An Overview of the INDIGO data in French, German, Italian and Spanish
Vorasidenib is the first targeted therapy with positive pivotal phase 3 data in patients with grade 2 IDH1/2-mutant diffuse glioma. The INDIGO study met primary and key secondary endpoints in the second interim analysis.Medscape Medical Affairs (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None Virtual Symposium Source Type: news
AI could help evaluate brain tumors on PET
A group in Germany has developed an AI model for PET imaging that could hel...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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SNMMI: FET-PET could have answers for brainstem glioma (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 15, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Palliative Radiation Therapy Improves QoL in HG Glioma Palliative Radiation Therapy Improves QoL in HG Glioma
Quality of life improves or at least remains stable for 3 months following short-course radiation therapy over 2 weeks in patients with high-grade gliomas.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
How my boy's eye 'wobbling' ended up being a BRAIN TUMOUR: Mother shares shock symptom that left her 11-year-old visually impaired
Zac, left visually-impaired by his optic nerve glioma, is currently enrolled in a trial of a 'life-changing' drug, which he has been taking since he was five. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AI Tool Allows Identification of Malignant Cells in Gliomas
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 -- An artificial intelligence system can identify cancer cells and predict genetic mutation status of gliomas using intraoperative cryosection samples, according to a study published online July 7 in Med.
Noting that... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AI tool revolutionizes brain tumor treatment by guiding surgeons: Study
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool has emerged to assist doctors in combating aggressive brain tumors. It aids in identifying crucial characteristics that provide guidance during surgery. The Cryosection Histopathology Assessment and Review Machine (Charm) is an advanced tool that efficiently…#kunhsingyu #med #charm #glioma #arthurhayesyu #lancetoncology (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New AI tool can help treat brain tumors more quickly and accurately, study finds
Machine learning can help with analysis of gliomas, most common brain tumor, and reduce time patients are in operating roomA new artificial intelligence tool could help neurosurgeons treat brain tumors, according to astudy released this week by Harvard Medical School.Neuroscience researchers for decades have struggled to understand gliomas, an umbrella term for the most common brain tumor in cancer patients. One particularly aggressive type of glioma is responsible for the death of Beau Biden and the Arizona senator John McCain.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ava Sasani Tags: Neuroscience US news Cancer Health Source Type: news
Some Brain Tumors May Be Linked to Head Injuries Some Brain Tumors May Be Linked to Head Injuries
new understanding of molecular makeup of brain cells may help explain how injury may contribute to the development of a relatively rare but often aggressive form of brain tumor called a glioma.Quick Take (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
2021 Updates to the WHO Classification of Diffuse Gliomas 2021 Updates to the WHO Classification of Diffuse Gliomas
Get up-to-date on the latest changes to the WHO classification of diffuse gliomas.Chinese Clinical Oncology (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - June 16, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
ASCO: Vorasidenib Improves Progression-Free Survival in Grade 2 IDH-Mutant Glioma
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- Vorasidenib significantly improves progression-free survival among patients with grade 2 isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutant glioma, according to a study published online June 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine to... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
