BrainCancer.org presents our 10th video in our Brain Tumors 101 Series, “Radiation Therapy for the Brain Tumor Patient”. In this video, Dr. Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and the Gregory Foltz Endowed Director of The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment at Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA, describes what radiation therapy is and […]
Brain Tumors 101 Series: “MGMT Methylation in Glioblastoma Brain Tumors”
BrainCancer.org presents its 6th video in the Brain Tumors 101 series, “MGMT Methylation in Glioblastoma Brain Tumors”. This is Part 2 of 2 on MGMT Methylation. Topics discussed in this video include: Temozolomide and impact on MGMT Methylated and Unmethylated glioblastoma brain tumors, prognosis for unmethylated vs methylated brain tumors, and details on how to […]
May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month! #GOGRAYINMAY
May 1st marked the beginning of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see the latest updates in this month to bring more awareness to this disease that impacts over 700,000 people currently in the United States alone. We will be using the hashtags #GoGrayInMay #BTAM for this month […]
Immunocellular Therapeutics Phase 3 ICT 107 Vaccine Clinical Trial for Glioblastoma Patients
ICT 107 is a vaccine for glioblastoma cancer stem cells. This vaccine was developed by a company called ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, (https://www.imuc.com ) primarily by researchers at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. https://virtualtrials.com/newsarticle.cfm?item=6107 This protocol has completed phase II testing and now it is open to a phase 3 randomized double blind control study for newly diagnosed glioblastoma. […]
Seattle Brain Cancer Walk on Sunday, May 1st!
The 9th annual Seattle Brain Cancer Walk will take place on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion. The morning will be filled with activities for everyone. Join us as we walk together to build awareness and advance the search for the cure! To register for the walk, go to www.braincancerwalk.org or you […]
Innovative Approaches to Brain Tumor Management Seminar on March 18th
I would like to invite patients and their caregivers to an exciting evening seminar we have scheduled for March 18th at the Seattle Science Foundation at Swedish Cherry Hill in Seattle, Washington. This will follow a course entitled Innovative Approaches to Brain Tumor Management. The faculty at this course include some of the top brain […]
New High Throughput Screening Clinical Trial for Glioblastoma Brain Tumor Patients at Swedish, Seattle, WA
Swedish Medical Center in Seattle announces a clinical trial in humans for the treatment of glioblastoma, based on investigational high throughput screening of FDA-approved compounds targeting a patient’s own tumor stem cells. This trial will utilize a personalized approach for the treatment of tumor cells that have been screened against dozens of compounds, to find […]
UCLA researchers develop promising new combo treatment for deadly brain cancer
A recent article, http://www.newswise.com/articles/ucla-researchers-develop-a-likely-new-combo-treatment-for-the-deadliest-form-of-brain-cancer, by my colleague Dr. Robert Prins at UCLA in the prestigious journal Neuro Oncology has drawn significant attention. Dr. Prins works with Dr. Linda Liau at UCLA developing immunotherapy approaches for treating glioblastoma. Immunotherapy for cancer is a rapidly evolving field. To the lay person it can be quite confusing. There […]
Glioma Groups Based on 1p/19q, IDH, and TERT Promoter Mutations in Tumors
Quite a bit of interest has resulted from a recent study performed by investigators at Mayo Clinic and UCSF with respect to various molecular categories of glioblastoma. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26061753 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1407279 For the non-aficionado, these studies are very complex and confusing. If you have a PhD in molecular genetics you might understand it. I will attempt to […]
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Glioblastoma Brain Tumors
What is the deal with cytomegalovirus in glioblastoma? For over a decade now, my research group has been investigating the possible association and role of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) in glioblastoma. I’ll be frank with you, this has been a rough road. Our initial observations were published in 2002 in the Journal of Cancer Research. To […]
Resources for Brain Tumor Patients and Their Families
Once a patient and their family find they are facing a brain tumor diagnosis, there is an overwhelming need to learn as much information as possible in order to help the patient fight their brain tumor. We all want our loved ones to have the very best care from the very best doctors and treatment […]