The extent of resection in patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive and often fatal brain tumor, was associated with the likelihood of survival and disease progression, according to a new study.

The article by Nam and de Groot 1 provides a good overview of treatment options and considerations for glioblastoma. Surgery is a critical mainstay providing diagnostic and therapeutic benefits. The ...

Language mapping while the patient is awake is an intraoperative technique designed to minimize language deficits associated with brain-tumor resection. To study language function after brain ...

A new study suggests that gabapentin, a widely used anti-seizure medication, may improve survival in patients with ...

In the trial, the patients underwent surgery for resection, or removal ... sound waves to permeate the barrier and reach the brain tumor. IV chemotherapy is then able to reach the neurological ...

(Courtesy: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center) Glioblastoma, the most common primary brain cancer, is treated with surgical resection where possible followed by chemoradiotherapy. Researchers at ...

PpIX can precisely guide GBM resection as its prodrug 5-ALA very specifically accumulates in GBM lesions due to structural and functional differences in the vicinity of the GBM tumors. This is now ...

Researchers developed a biomimetic nanovesicle that crosses the blood-brain barrier, degrades DNA repair proteins, and ...

Reoperation in recurrent glioblastoma patients may improve progression-free and overall survival, especially when tumors are in non-eloquent, accessible brain regions. Factors like age, gender, tumor ...

The current standard of care for GBM involves surgical resection, radiation, and chemotherapy, which have been shown in studies to result in significant toxicity. However, large-scale clinical trials ...

GBM carries a one-year survival rate of just 25%, and surgical resection remains the primary standard of care. Studies have consistently shown that more accurate tumour removal during surgery is ...