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Phase 2 Study of Novel Vaccine Underway in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

September 15th 2015, 12:33am

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Patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma are now being accepted at two institutions to enter a phase 2 study to assess the efficacy of the SurVaxM vaccine in combination with standard chemotherapy.

Scale Back: Honoring My Changed Body

September 11th 2015, 11:00pm

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It's hard to honor our bodies and respect what we need, especially when we are sick bodies living in a sea of the well.

Effecting Change in Glioblastoma

August 21st 2015, 12:29am

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Could immediate access to care be the turning point?

Jimmy Carter Provides Update on His Health, Says He Has Melanoma

August 20th 2015, 6:20pm

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Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter provided an update on his health today in a press conference, announcing that he has melanoma.

Genomic Profiling Provides Much-Needed Prognostic Data in Glioma

August 18th 2015, 2:02am

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Low-grade gliomas may be classified into three distinct prognostic categories based on genomic data.

Heidi Gottlieb Gives Advice to Brain Tumor Patients and Survivors

August 17th 2015, 11:15pm

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Heidi Gottlieb, a brain tumor survivor and the director and founder of Brain Matters, gives advice to other patients and survivors.

Whole Brain Radiation for Small Metastases Not Helpful

August 17th 2015, 6:23pm

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Adjuvant whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) dramatically increases the incidence of cognitive decline without survival benefit in patients with small brain metastases from other tumor types.

The Lonely MRI

August 10th 2015, 10:54pm

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Illness is a solitary endeavor, but you still need people to ground you and give you strength as you move through it and face tests, treatments and recovery.

Avastin After Recurrence in Glioblastoma Shows No Benefit

July 27th 2015, 7:18pm

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Continuing Avastin (bevacizumab) in patients with recurrent glioblastoma after progression of the disease does not improve patient outcomes, according to results from the phase 2 CABARET trial.

IDH Mutation Status May Guide Therapy in Patients With High-Risk Low-Grade Glioma

July 27th 2015, 6:34pm

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An analysis of three interrelated biomarkers in high-risk low-grade glioma (LGG) has identified distinct risk groups by isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation status and suggested appropriate treatment strategies.