Bevacizumab Does Not Improve Survival in Newly-Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Among patients with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma, adding bevacizumab to standard first-line chemoradiotherapy does not improve survival, found data presented at ASCO 2013.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Corticorelin Acetate Has Steroid-Sparing Effect in Brain Cancer
In peritumoral cerebral edema, corticorelin acetate improves steroid-induced myopathy.
The Challenge of Managing Cancer-Associated Seizures
Understanding the etiology of seizures in patients with cancer can be complex, and clinicians must carefully consider many factors to properly manage them.
Surgery Doesn’t Up Pediatric Neuroblastoma Outcomes
For pediatric patients with stage 4 neuroblastoma, surgery of the primary tumor site has no impact on outcomes.
Smaller Radiation Fields OK for Glioblastoma Treatment
For patients receiving radiotherapy for glioblastoma (GBM), use of clinical target volume (CTV) margins as small as 5 mm does not lead to an increase in marginal failures.
Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy ‘Safe and Effective’ for Cranial Neuropathies in Skull Base Meningioma
FSRT is safe and effective for cranial neuropathies among patients with skull base meningiomas, but the risk of local failure is high among patients with a history of previous brain radiotherapy.
Levetiracetam and Valproic Acid Improve Verbal Memory in Patients with High-Grade Glioma
Patients with high-grade glioma receiving AEDsvalproic acid or levetiracetam did not experience drug-related cognitive declines.
Novel Preclinical Anti-Glioma Steroid Biosynthesis Inhibitor Identified
Canadian researchers have identified a novel anticancer steroid biosynthesis inhibitor that might prove useful against pediatric low grade gliomas.
RSNA: Early Post-Bevacizumab MRI Predicts Overall Survival in Glioblastoma
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is “highly” predictive of OS rates after bevacizumab-based VEGF blockade chemotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme.
Uninsured With Brain Tumors Have Higher Post-Op Mortality
Insurance coverage affects in-hospital mortality for brain tumor patients undergoing craniotomy
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