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Adult Glioblastoma: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities - 25 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),HADDON HEIGHTS, NJ, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Glioblastomas are the most common and most malignant type of glioma. Healthcare professionals face many
Special MRI identifies brain cancer early - 25 Mar 2008
Thaindian.com,...but unpredictably their tumour will transform into an aggressively high-grade glioma,� said Adam Waldman of University of London and co-author of the
Radiologists use special MRI to identify brain cancer early - 25 Mar 2008
EurekAlert (press release),...remain clinically well for many years but, at an unpredictable time their tumor will transform to an aggressively high-grade glioma,� Dr. Waldman said.
PRAYERS FROM MARIA/ CHILDREN'S GLIOMA CANCER FOUNDATION First timers: - Feb 27, 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,The Prayers From Maria Children's Glioma Foundation, founded by Megan and Ed McNamara of Avon Lake, was formed in honor of the McNamaras' daughter, Maria,
Auction for Cure Starts Now - Mar 19, 2008
Cincinnati Enquirer,...residents Keith and Brook Desserich, the parents of 6-year-old Elena, who died in 2007 from a brainstem glioma, a rare form of pediatric brain cancer.
Professor Toro: Obama a big winner in show of hands - Mar 15, 2008
Monterey County Herald,Peter Barr was suffering from a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in his brain, and the tumor was inoperable. So when a couple of locals heard about his
Special treat for 'delightful' boy - Mar 13, 2008
Manawatu Standard,The 7-year-old, who has the brain cancer called optic glioma, was singled out for a visit when members of the children's charity the Variety Club passed
Clay Dixon gets his biopsy results - Mar 1, 2008
WIS,He has grade two Glioma, which is a type of tumor. To put the diagnosis in perspective, level four is the most aggressive form of Glioma.
"I'm not afraid to die'' - Feb 29, 2008
The Ashburton Guardian,Steph has pontine glioma, a form of cancer where the tumour is in the brain stem. It is inoperable and now it is a matter of living every day to the full
No link between mobile phones and tumours - Feb 27, 2008
Online - International News Network,The experts looked at links between mobile use and the incidence of glioma, the most common kind of tumour found in the head.
TOWN OF TONAWANDA: Sabres alumni help raise money for Jon Jon’s ... - Feb 24, 2008
Tonawanda News,3, 2007 with intrinsic pontillar glioma — a nonsurgical tumor in the brainstem — Jon Jon began radiation and chemotherapy treatments at Roswell Park Cancer
Antigenics to Present Phase 3 Oncophage(R) (vitespen) Data in ... - Mar 21, 2008
WELT ONLINE,...clinical trials for the treatment of kidney cancer and metastatic melanoma and is currently being investigated in a Phase 1/2 trial in recurrent glioma.
Nanotechnology Advances Brain Cancer Detection and Therapy - Mar 3, 2008
AZoNano.com,The investigators first tested this nanoparticle construct in glioma cells growing in culture, showing that the nanoparticle was internalized rapidly.
How to make an atlas of the brain - Mar 15, 2008
Times of India,...at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle studied two genes, BEX1 and BEX2, which seem to be silenced in a form of brain cancer called glioma.
Brain map project set to revolutionise neuroscience - Mar 13, 2008
New Scientist (subscription),...has also used the mouse atlas to help home in on two genes, known as BEX1 and BEX2, which seem to be silenced in a form of brain cancer called glioma.
Brave David dies aged seven - Mar 17, 2008
This Is Lancashire,Dave, as he was known, had been battling with Glioma, a type of primary central nervous system tumour that is commonly found in the brain, since August 2005
Mouse Model Tightly Matches Pediatric Tumor Syndrome, Will Speed ... - Mar 1, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Preclinical cancer therapy in a mouse model of neurofibromatosis 1 optic glioma. Cancer Research, March 1, 2008. Funding from the Department of Defense,
Renton community helps family in need - Feb 26, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerDoctors diagnosed an inoperable brain stem tumor called a pontine glioma. It's a less-than-hopeful prognosis. And thus began Monisha's battle against a foe
Posted By Chelsey Romain - Mar 15, 2008
Timmins Daily Press,...he had collected through more than 100 tests, treatments and procedures he had to endure in the year he battled high-grade Glioma of the brain stem.
Life-Threatening Illness Strikes Again - Mar 14, 2008
Tampa Tribune,The boy and his doctors are waging a battle against a deadly glioma tumor lodged at the base of Brian's brain stem. The disease affects the central nervous
Those who can help in worst nightmare - Mar 14, 2008
Hawke's Bay Today,Jordez was diagnosed with an optic-nerve glioma (brain tumour) in August 2006, at the age of 6 months. We first noticed something was wrong when her eyes
MediGene to Present at the Cowen and Company 28th Annual Health ... - Mar 14, 2008
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung),MediGene's innovative oncolytic HSV (herpes simplexviruses) (phase I/II in glioma and liver metastases) are modified forthe selective destruction of tumor
Young cancer patient warms hearts of those around him - Mar 13, 2008
KGET 17,...one of those cancers is brain cancer in this case we're dealing with a low grade glioma, or cancer of the brain tissue,� said Dr. Shaun Shambaugh.
Students join 'Dream Team' in fight against cancer - Mar 13, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,4, 2007, with pontine glioma, a tumor in the brain stem. The location of the tumor made it inoperable. As her sons Colin, 12, and Garrett, 9, bowled at the
Anavex 7-1037 reduces rate of cancer tumor growth 69% in pre ... - Mar 10, 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)These include neuroblastomas, glioma, melanoma and carcinoma cell lines of breast, prostate and lung. Interestingly, sigma receptors are more highly
Dance benefits Addie - Mar 7, 2008
Wellington Daily News,He had a brain tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. It was the worse thing in the world to have to go through and see happen to our family,� said
We love our mobiles... but are we being told all the facts about ... - Mar 3, 2008
Daily Mail,...cent more likely to develop a benign tumour in the inner ear, and 30 per cent more likely to develop a type of brain tumour known as a malignant glioma.
OncoMune Announces Validation of BORIS Target - Mar 3, 2008
Market Wire (press release)...to the Brother of the Regulator of Imprinted Sites (BORIS) induces immunity to a variety of cancers, including glioma, leukemia, and breast cancer.
Neurofibromatosis I Report advises on examination, anticipatory ... - Feb 29, 2008
AAP News (subscription)...on the other hand, either as a means of establishing a diagnosis of neurofibromatosis I or evaluating for the presence of an optic pathway glioma,
Athletics: Tug McGraw Foundation Announces Team McGraw ... - Feb 27, 2008
RunnersWeb,Center is conducting research to identify genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to the region's relatively high incidence of glioma.
WORLD UNDER BLOOD To Record New Material In April - Feb. 27, 2008 - Feb 27, 2008
Blabbermouth.net,...which has the blessing of the family of late DEATH mastermind Chuck Schuldiner (who passed away in December 2001 after a battle with pontine glioma,
Acute and Chronic Lyme Disease: Controversies for Neuropsychiatry - Feb 27, 2008
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)...brainstem lesion that was hyperintense on T2 weighted and hypointense on T1 weighted (left, arrow) scans, resulting in a tentative diagnosis of glioma.
Reminder: Meagan's Walk Gala in 7th Heaven - 22 Feb 2008
Market Wire (press release)...a unique event that was inspired by five-year-old Meagan Bebenek who passed away from brain stem glioma, a terminal form of brain cancer, in June 2001.
Brain Tumor Types with their Treatments - 22 Feb 2008
American Chronicle,Astrocytomas represent the most common type of glioma. They develop from the supporting cells of the brain, which are star-shaped glial cells called
Nanotechnology Advances Brain Cancer Detection and Therapy - Feb 19, 2008
Nanotechnology News (press release)The investigators first tested this nanoparticle construct in glioma cells growing in culture, showing that the nanoparticle was internalized rapidly.
About brain tumors - Feb 20, 2008
The State,Childhood brainstem glioma is a disease in which benign (noncancer) or malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the brainstem.
YM Begins Pediatric Cancer Trial - Feb 19, 2008
FDA news (subscription),...investigating nimotuzumab in pediatric patients with recurrent diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a form of inoperable, treatment-resistant brain cancer.
'Cell phones don't cause brain cancer' - Feb 7, 2008
Times of India,The tumours that were analysed for in this study were meningioma – the most common benign tumour, glioma - a type of primary central nervous system (CNS)
YM BioSciences US unit enrolls first patient for phase II trial of ... - Feb 13, 2008
Forbes,...of nimotuzumab in paediatric patients with recurrent diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a form of inoperable, treatment-resistant brain cancer.
Health Highlights: Feb. 6, 2008 - Feb 6, 2008
Washington Post,...regular cell phone users weren't more likely to develop any of the three most common types of brain tumor -- glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma.
Girl who captured Valley's heart dies - Jan 23, 2008
Arizona Republic,Cheyanne, the youngest of three children, was diagnosed with diffuse pontine glioma, a tumor that intertwined into her brain stem.
Groundbreaking, International Brain Tumor Study Recruits 125 ... - Jan 27, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),The groundbreaking, international Gliogene (glioma gene) brain tumor study has already recruited 125 families and enrolled participants at all 15 study
Benefit to help family takes place Saturday - Feb 21, 2008
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com,Adam was diagnosed as having a brain-stem glioma, which adversely affects nerves related to eye and facial muscles and muscles involved in swallowing.
Antigenics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results - Feb 21, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),A Phase 2 investigator-sponsored study of Oncophage in recurrent glioma being conducted at the University of California, San Francisco is ongoing.
Gene therapy trial for aggressive brain cancer - Feb 19, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,When used together in rats with glioma, the survival rate jumped to about 70 per cent. "In the fairly near future, this combined gene therapy may work
Mobile phones do not cause brain cancer - Feb 6, 2008
MyADSL,To be more specific they looked at patients with the three most common types of brain cancer, namely glioma, meningioma and pituitary adenoma, and concluded
Alternative Approach to Brain Mapping Preserves Language Function - Jan 25, 2008
Cancer Consultants (press release),To explore how well language is preserved with the negative brain mapping technique, researchers described the results for 250 glioma patients.
Mobiles don't cause cancer after all (probably) - Feb 6, 2008
Shiny Shiny,Three of the most common types of brain tumour are glioma, meningioma and pituitary adenoma and all the patients studied was suffering from one of these
DOCTORS: MOBILES NOT A CANCER RISK - Feb 6, 2008
UK Express,The study found no link between glioma, meningioma and pituitary adenoma, the three most common types of brain tumour, and length of mobile use.
Weekly: This Week in History - Feb 20, 2008
Drug War Chronicle,...active ingredients, THC, killed tumor cells in advanced cases of glioma, a quick-killing cancer for which there is currently no effective treatment.
YM BioSciences Reports Second Quarter 2008 Operational and ... - Feb 7, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),YM's licensee in Europe, Oncoscience AG, expanded enrollment in both its Phase III randomized trial in adult glioma and its Phase IIb/IIIa randomized trial
YM BioSciences Begins Phase II Trial Of Nimotuzumab In Children ... - Feb 13, 2008
RTT News,Nimotuzumab has received Orphan Drug status from the FDA and from the EMEA for glioma. YMI is currently trading at $0.98, up 1 cent or 1.03%, while YM.
Gene Therapy “Trains� Immune System to Destroy Brain Cancer Cells ... - Feb 19, 2008
Newswise (press release)Citation: Cancer Research, Combined immune-stimulation and conditional cytoxic gene therapy provide long term survival in a large glioma model (August
YM BIOSCIENCES USA ENROLLS FIRST PATIENT IN PHASE II TRIAL OF ... - Feb 13, 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),Nimotuzumab has been designated an Orphan Drug by the US FDA and by the EMEA for glioma. About YM BioSciences YM BioSciences Inc. is an oncology company
Names in the Game - Feb 16, 2008
International Herald Tribune,Jon-Jon was diagnosed in December with Intrinsic Pontillar Glioma, a tumor that wraps around the brain stem, which controls body functions.
Gene Markers Predict Drug Response in Brain Cancer - Feb 19, 2008
MedPage Today,The codeletion represents the first predictive marker of treatment response in gliomatosis cerebri, the rare form of glioma characterized by diffuse
Professor Toro: Outpouring brings boy to the otters - Feb 16, 2008
Monterey County Herald,Almost 14 months ago, Peter got extremely sick and doctors discovered he had a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in his brain. The tumor is inoperable,
No link between mobile phone use and cancer: Japanese study - Feb 6, 2008
AFPYamaguchi, from the Tokyo Women's Medical University, looked at patients with three types of brain cancer -- glioma, meningioma and pituitary adenoma
More from Sky News on Channel 501 - Feb 6, 2008
Sky News,The patients had one of three types of tumour - glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma - which together make up 85% of brain cancers.
Mobiles 'not brain cancer risk' - Feb 6, 2008
BBC News,The cancer patients had one of the three most common types of brain tumour - glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma. The researchers rated each subject
North Huntingdon child's indomitable spirit 'will live on in so many' - Feb 15, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,Faith in God, prayers, cards and many other kind gestures have sustained the Ekis family since Grace was diagnosed in January 2007 with pontine glioma,
Emergency services takes care of its own - Feb 19, 2008
Amherst Bee (subscription),Jon Cinelli received the worst possible news this past December when doctors diagnosed his 6-year-old son, Jon Jon, with intrinsic pontillar glioma.
Getting ready to Relay in '08 - Feb 8, 2008
Goldsboro News Argus,31, 2007, Jonathan and Renee Cooper's world turned upside down when their son was diagnosed with brainstem glioma. Because the tumor was in his brainstem,
IPO WITHDRAWAL: Light Sciences Oncology (LSON) - Feb 8, 2008
24/7 Wall St.,Clinical testing for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and hepatoma are in Phase III testing and treatment for glioma is in Phase II testing.
Mobile Phones Not Responsible for Brain Cancers - Feb 7, 2008
Cellular-News,Of these 30 departments, 21 agreed to participate in the study, and so it was estimated that about 75% of the meningioma and glioma cases in the study area
Study Finds Mobile Phones Don’t Increase Cancer Risk - Feb 6, 2008
RedOrbit,The study compared 322 brain cancer patients with one of the three most common types of brain tumor – glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma – and 683
Mobiles 'don't increase cancer risk' - Feb 6, 2008
999 Today,University found that regular mobile phone users were not at an increased risk of three types of brain cancer (glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma).
Mobiles Do/Don’t/Do/Don’t Cause Cancer Risk - Feb 6, 2008
Digital-Lifestyles.Info,The study compared 322 brain cancer patients suffering the three most common types of brain tumour (glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma) with 683
MediGene AG (DE) - MediGene to Present at the BIO CEO & Investor ... - Feb 6, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),MediGene's innovative oncolytic HSV (herpes simplex viruses) (phase I/II in glioma and liver metastases) are modified for the selective destruction of tumor
Mobiles 'don't cause brain cancer' - Feb 5, 2008
Metro,They found regular use of the devices did not significantly affect the risk of developing glioma, meningioma or pituitary adenoma.
Brain Tumor Foundation Awards Grants - Feb 2, 2008
WXIA-TV,Dr. Erwin Van Meir, Emory University, on a novel anti-angiogenic function for the p14ARF tumor suppressor in glioma. The SBTF has already anounced an even
Protein in Common Virus Linked to Aggressive Brain Tumors - Jan 31, 2008
Newswise (press release)High grade glioma tumors are the most common form of brain cancer. They are difficult to treat because surgical cure is not an option, and radiation and
BIOTECH 2008 - Vectura Group upbeat in its interim trading statement - Jan 30, 2008
Business Weekly,...reliable statistical evaluations of the clinical effects of Cerepro – its lead product for the treatment of high grade glioma (malignant brain tumour).
Cancer stem cells are abnormally trapped at an early stage of ... - Jan 27, 2008
TopCancerNews.com,The research significantly advances the understanding of glioma pathophysiology and provides new directions for design of therapeutic strategies that are
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