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1. April 17, 2019

   NBTS Brain Tumor Clinical Trials Report – Q1 2019

   

   Brain tumor clinical trials open around the country all the time, and it can be hard for patients and care partners to keep track of the new opportunities available to consider potentially participating in as part of their treatment plan. This report provides a summary of clinical trials for primary brain tumor patients that have […]

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   Tags: astrocytoma, brain cancer, brain tumor, Clinical trials, DIPG, GBM, glioblastoma, glioma, high-grade glioma, immunotherapy, NCI, neurosurgery, NIH, Oligodendroglioma, pediatric brain tumor, pediatric cancer, precision medicine, Treatment
2. April 10, 2019

   Top Five Blogs: January – March 2019

   

   The first quarter of 2019 flew by. It was a very busy start to the year for NBTS, with exciting new partnerships announced and encouraging progress shared from our ongoing funded initiatives. Below is a recap of the most popular brain tumor news and blog items from Q1 2019 (January – March) on the NBTS […]

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   Tags: brain cancer, brain tumor, brain tumor community, Clinical trials, Community, GBM, glioblastoma, glioma, immunotherapy, precision medicine, Treatment
3. March 6, 2019

   Supercharging Radiation for Glioblastoma Patients

   

   Treatment with radiation is a hallmark for glioblastoma patients. After surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible, radiation is used to treat patients in almost every instance, regardless if they are pursuing standard of care treatment (radiation and chemotherapy), a clinical trial, or off-label use of another medication. As one of the […]

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   Tags: brain cancer, brain tumor, Defeat GBM, GBM, glioblastoma, glioma, high-grade glioma, precision medicine, Treatment