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Difficult-to-remove brain tumors present search for solutions
Brain tumor removal would seem to be the obvious course of action in the wake of a brain tumor diagnosis, but that’s not always the case. Some tumors are too difficult for many surgeons to reach or too...
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Teens, young adults with brain cancer need comprehensive cancer centers
Older teenagers and young adults traditionally face worse outcomes than younger children when diagnosed with brain cancer and other central nervous system tumors. A first-of-its-kind study shows why....
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Four symptoms not to ignore if you’ve had cancer
Neurosurgeon and scientist Rahul Jandial says some symptoms should never be ignored by former cancer patients. More and more people are surviving cancer, thanks to advanced cancer treatments and...
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Brain metastasis from breast cancer: Our research means better treatments...
A hallmark of cancer is that it doesn’t always limit itself to a primary location. It spreads. Breast cancer and lung cancer in particular are prone to spread, or metastasize, to the brain. Often the...
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Made in City of Hope: Neural stem cells could stop brain tumor recurrence
Brain tumors are exceptionally difficult to treat. They can be removed surgically, but individual cancer cells may have already spread elsewhere in the brain and can escape the effects of both...
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The future is here: $8 million CIRM grant will launch stem cell clinic
Identifying cures for currently incurable diseases and providing patients with safe, fast and potentially lifesaving treatments is the focus of City of Hope’s new Alpha Clinic for Cell Therapy and...
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Destroying brain tumors with nanoparticles
Despite advances in surgery, radiation and drug therapy, brain tumors remain particularly challenging to treat. This is due to the tumor’s location, which can limit localized therapies’ effectiveness,...
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Spine tumors: 4 things you need to know
The spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body. Because spine tumors can interfere with the body’s ability to function normally, early detection is crucial. The spinal cord is an integral...
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Jumonji may help explain how stem cells find cancer
Neural stem cells home in on invasive brain tumor cells. Now researchers are beginning to understand how they do this. Neural stem cells have a natural ability to seek out cancer cells in the brain....
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Brain tumor treatment needs new approaches. Here are 4 at City of Hope:
The need for improvements in treating malignant brain tumors has never been greater. Survival for many patients with these tumors are sometimes measured in just months. One reason that therapeutic...
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10 facts about brain tumors that you might not know
May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month. Help spread awareness of this disease by sharing these facts with family and friends. Doctors often recommend preventive screenings for several cancers, based on...
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Unsatisfied with today’s therapies, brain tumor scientists make new ones
Clinicians and surgeons at City of Hope aren’t satisfied with current treatments for brain tumors, nor are they satisfied with focusing on only one avenue of research. Instead, they’re exploring many...
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Brain tumor expert Jana Portnow: ‘I want to help … as much as I can’
Jana Portnow, M.D., associate director of the Brain Tumor Program at City of Hope, didn’t expect to specialize in treating brain tumors. But, early in her career, she undertook a year of research on...
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New clinical trial harnesses CAR-T immunotherapy to fight brain cancers
Already pioneers in the use of immunotherapy, City of Hope researchers are now testing the bold approach to cancer treatment against one of medicine’s biggest challenges: brain cancer. This month,...
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Brain tumor patient is first person treated in new stem cell clinic
A gliobastoma patient has become the first person to be treated by City of Hope’s new Alpha Clinic for Cell Therapy and Innovation (ACT-I), heralding a potential breakthrough in the treatment for brain...
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