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Immunotherapy Combination Extends Survival for Patients With Relapsed Glioblastoma

June 18th 2015, 5:05pm

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Adding the immunotherapeutic vaccine Rintega (rindopepimut) to Avastin (bevacizumab) may help boost survival in patients with a genetic subtype of glioblastoma associated with poor outcomes.

Dellann Elliott Mydland on Testing Brain Tumor Tissue

June 17th 2015, 11:59pm

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Dellann Elliott Mydland, from the Chris Elliott Fund, discusses testing brain tumor tissue before surgery.

Sometimes the Answer is No

June 9th 2015, 10:31pm

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When you're told you're sick, you're also told that you're an insta-inspiration, and your will to fight is somehow supposed to grow as your suffering does. Being sick doesn't always make sense.

Beyond the War on Cancer to Better Answers

June 9th 2015, 8:45pm

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Cancer patients need more than any necessary conventional cancer treatments. Solutions come from integrative cancer care for the whole person. Learn about why, how to achieve optimal health and healing, and some top-notch resources.

EndBrainCancer Now Initiative Works to Support, Educate and Expand Survivorship for Patients

May 28th 2015, 7:49pm

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Aug. 27, 2000, started as an ordinary day for Dellann Elliott Mydland. She and her husband Chris Elliott and their two children, then 5 and 8 years old, had just finished up a weekend at their cabin and were preparing to relax by the grill at home.

Clinical Trial Opportunity for Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma

May 28th 2015, 6:13pm

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2015 started off with a bang, with a focus on brain cancer patients and new treatment options for recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM).

All Buttoned Up, but Coming Undone

May 27th 2015, 12:01am

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We spend so much time making it look like we've got it all covered, when in reality, things are unraveling just below the surface. Maybe that's OK.

The Build Up

April 30th 2015, 1:13am

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It's one thing to know you have to get a certain treatment, it's another thing entirely to wait for it to come.

Advice for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

April 13th 2015, 10:11pm

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James Battiste, an oncologist with Stephenson Cancer Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., says patients with glioblastoma will likely have a lot of questions about the diagnosis.

Rintega Receives Breakthrough Designation for EGFRvIII-Positive Glioblastoma

February 24th 2015, 3:46am

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Rintega (rindopepimut) has gained a Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the FDA to treat adult patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) that test positive for the EGFR variant (EGFRvIII).