A study shows that high-grade glioma tumor cells harboring DNA alterations in the gene PDGFRA responded to the drug avapritinib, which is already approved by the United States Food and Drug ...

"I believe it will be a disruptive technology that fundamentally will change the surgical world for humans and animals," Dr.

High-grade glioma, an aggressive form of pediatric and adult brain cancer, is challenging to treat given the tumor location, ...

With the growing complexity of oncologic surgery, the decision-making process has become increasingly challenging. It demands ...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ acquisition of Chimerix brings a drug that could become the first approved therapy for a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer affecting children and young adults.

An amino acid is administered before the procedure. King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Jeddah has introduced fluorescence-guided surgery for brain tumour removal. The ...

The cancer is H3 K27M-mutant diffuse glioma, a high-grade glioma that affects children and young adults. While surgery is a treatment option for brain cancers, it’s usually risky for H3 K27M ...

But if your symptoms don't get better after a few months, surgery may be an option. It can improve your pain faster than other treatments, but it can have side effects. Surgery should take the ...

Anova Enterprises, Inc. (Anova), a technology-enabled CRO dedicated to accelerating promising treatments, has announced enrollment of the first two pa ...

Currently, the treatment modalities for glioma include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapies — though surgery is often the first treatment recommended. The goal of surgery ...

Spinal stenosis surgery helps to reopen your spinal canal, the channel in your backbone that houses your spinal cord and other nerves. A doctor does the surgery when the space in the canal narrows ...

Malignant gliomas and medulloblastomas — the most common brain tumours affecting adults and children, respectively — remain responsible for a disproportionate level of morbidity and mortality ...