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A Missing Link to Glioblastoma Growth?
An enzyme that serves as a link between oncogenes and the lipids that make-up cells’ membranes may be an important new drug target to treat glioblastoma and other tumors Glioblastoma, like all cancers, develops and progresses as cells begin to multiply and grow out of control, forming a tumor. Mutations to a protein known as […]
Awareness Abounds: Inaugural Glioblastoma Awareness Day Moves & Inspires
A week removed from the first-ever Glioblastoma Awareness Day (#GBMDay), the stories and experiences recounted last Wednesday, Jul 17, are still reverberating across the nation. As we said as the day drew to a close, the inaugural #GBMDay is a new beginning. Thanks to the brain tumor community’s fervent advocacy and action, #GBMDay became a […]
Glioblastoma Immunotherapy Guru Capitalizes on Collaboration
Dr. Timothy F. Cloughesy of NBTS’ Defeat GBM Research Collaborative doesn’t have hobbies. He can’t offer recommendations from a list of books he’s currently reading. “Work is my hobby,” he explains. “It’s exciting, it’s fun, it’s challenging. I get to work with really smart people.” Dr. Cloughesy and his Defeat GBM colleagues Drs. Ingo Mellinghoff […]