Researchers at The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have zeroed in on four distinct molecular subtypes of the most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
The researchers of this study also found that response to aggressive chemotherapy and radiation differed by subtype.
Scientists Find New Clues to Deadly Brain Cancer
The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults is actually a set of four different pathologies, according to a study published Tuesday that could lead to more targeted treatment.
The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults is actually a set of four different pathologies, according to a study published Tuesday that could lead to more targeted treatment.
This effect was seen to a lesser degree in two of the subtypes and not at all in the fourth subtype.
Although the findings do not affect current clinical practice, the researchers said the results might lead to more personalized approaches to treating groups of GBM patients based on their genomic alterations.
Brain Cancer Trigger also Attacks Immune System: New Discovery
Scientists have found that cancer stem cells that trigger the most lethal type of brain tumor also suppress an immune system attack on the disease.
Scientists have found that cancer stem cells that trigger the most lethal type of brain tumor also suppress an immune system attack on the disease.
The study has been published Jan. 19, 2010 in Cancer Cell.
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Compounds of Cannabis may Help Fight Brain Cancer
A particularly deadly form of brain cancer may be warded off by a combination of compounds in marijuana, preliminary research suggests.
A particularly deadly form of brain cancer may be warded off by a combination of compounds in marijuana, preliminary research suggests.
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New Discovery may Lead to Individualized Diagnosis of Childhood Brain Cancers
A novel discovery that may help lead to more accurate diagnosis of childhood brain cancers has been made by Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah.
A novel discovery that may help lead to more accurate diagnosis of childhood brain cancers has been made by Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah.
