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NIH-funded preclinical study suggests new approach to treat a type of brain tumor
Artist’s rendering of a glioma cell under attack from the immune system.Ella Marushchenko
What
Gliomas are common brain tumors that comprise about one third of all cancers of the nervous system. In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers tested a novel combination treatment approach on mice with tumors with characteristics similar to human astrocytomas a type of slow-growing glioma and found tumor regression in 60 percent of the mice treated. These encouraging results, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could be the first step toward developing a treatment for this type of brain cancer.