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Glioma is a cancer of the brain that begins in glial cells (cells that surround and support nerve cells).

Delmar Pharmaceuticals announces quarterly update, strengthens intellectual property portfolio

As of September 30, 2013, Delmar Pharmaceuticals has cash and equivalents of approximately $5.2 million and its working capital balance is in line with its expectations.

11 Nov 2013

GW Pharmaceuticals starts Phase 1b/2a clinical trial for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme

GW Pharmaceuticals plc a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform, announced today it has commenced a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial for the treatment of Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme.

11 Nov 2013

TGen-led study reveals viable target to prevent spread of brain cancer

A cellular pathway interaction known as TWEAK-Fn14, often associated with repair of acute injuries, also is a viable target for drug therapy that could prevent the spread of cancer, especially brain cancer, according to a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute.

11 Nov 2013

Investigators find potential new target for treatment of low-grade gliomas

Investigators at Johns Hopkins have found a known genetic pathway to be active in many difficult-to-treat pediatric brain tumors called low-grade gliomas, potentially offering a new target for the treatment of these cancers.

7 Nov 2013

Study suggests neural stem cells have tendency for malignant transformation

Although it is believed that glioma is derived from brain tumor stem cells, the source and molecular signal pathways of these cells are still unclear.

30 Oct 2013

Meta-analysis shows that XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism may be a biomarker of glioma susceptibility

DNA damage is an important mechanism of glioma. X-ray cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) is a DNA repair gene that participates in the base excision repair pathway. To date, many studies have been performed to investigate the association between the XRCC1 polymorphisms and risk of cancers such as breast cancer, and gastroesophageal cancer, but the number of studies that focused on glioma is relatively small.

30 Oct 2013

Angiochem initiates ANG1005 Phase 2 study in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma

Angiochem, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing drugs that are uniquely capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB), today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study with ANG1005, a novel paclitaxel-peptide drug conjugate, in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma.

22 Oct 2013

immatics biotechnologies closes €34 million Series D financing round

immatics biotechnologies GmbH, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing advanced multi-peptide cancer vaccines that are active against cancer, today announced that it has closed a €34 million Series D financing round.

15 Oct 2013

Researchers discover drug that halts growth of brain tumor cells

Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that weeks of treatment with a repurposed FDA-approved drug halted the growth of - and ultimately left no detectable trace of - brain tumor cells taken from adult human patients.

24 Sep 2013

Nanodiamonds deliver chemotherapy directly into brain tumors

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an innovative drug-delivery system in which tiny particles called nanodiamonds are used to carry chemotherapy drugs directly into brain tumors.

13 Sep 2013

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells may have targeting capacity for glioma

Glioblastoma is the most common ma-lignant primary brain tumor in adults. The aggressive growth manner, characterized by marked angiogenesis and extensive tumor cell invasion into normal brain parenchyma with frequent formation of tumor microsatellites at distal sites, makes eradication impossible even after extensive microsurgical resection combined with current standard chemoradiation and adjuvant temozolomide.

11 Sep 2013

New drug delivery system using NDs allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new drug delivery system using nanodiamonds (NDs) that allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors with fewer harmful side effects and better cancer-killing efficiency than existing treatments.

10 Sep 2013

BMP linked to increased risk of benign tumors, not cancers

Patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery with bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) appear to be at increased risk of benign tumors—but not cancers, reports a study in the September issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

7 Sep 2013

Scientists develop robotic systems for image-guided removal of hard-to-reach brain tumors

NIBIB-funded scientists and engineers are teaming up with neurosurgeons to develop technologies that enable less invasive, image-guided removal of hard-to-reach brain tumors.

6 Sep 2013

Protein activated by inflammation converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to most aggressive form

A prominent protein activated by inflammation is the key instigator that converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to their most aggressive, untreatable form and promotes resistance to radiation therapy, an international team lead by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported online today in the journal Cancer Cell.

30 Aug 2013

Virttu Biologics treats first cohort of patients in SEPREHVIR Phase I/IIa study

Virttu Biologics Limited, a UK biotechnology company with expertise in the field of oncolytic viruses, has announced that it has treated the first cohort of patients in its Phase I/IIa clinical study of its oncolytic virus, SEPREHVIR (HSV1716) for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

27 Aug 2013

Bioactive compounds in coffee may prevent prostate cancer recurrence, delay progression

Coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer recurrence and progression, according to a new study by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists that is online ahead of print in Cancer Causes & Control.

27 Aug 2013

Neural stem cells transplantation in tumor-bearing rats can hinder tumor cell growth

Neural stem cells transplanted into tumor-bearing rats can hinder tumor cell growth and prolife-ration; however, the mechanism remains unclear.

14 Aug 2013

Brain tumor cells in arrested development contribute to cell variety that protects cancer

A program that pushes immature cells to grow up and fulfill their destiny as useful, dedicated cells is short-circuited in the most common and deadly form of brain tumor, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report this week in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

8 Aug 2013

Affymetrix introduces new OncoScan FFPE Assay Kit

Affymetrix, Inc. announced the launch of the new OncoScan™ FFPE Assay Kit, a whole-genome copy number assay for highly degraded FFPE solid tumor samples, at the Cancer Cytogenomics Microarray Consortium conference being held in Chicago this week.

5 Aug 2013

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Delmar Pharmaceuticals announces quarterly update, strengthens intellectual property portfolio

GW Pharmaceuticals starts Phase 1b/2a clinical trial for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme

TGen-led study reveals viable target to prevent spread of brain cancer

Investigators find potential new target for treatment of low-grade gliomas

Study suggests neural stem cells have tendency for malignant transformation

Meta-analysis shows that XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism may be a biomarker of glioma susceptibility

Angiochem initiates ANG1005 Phase 2 study in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma

immatics biotechnologies closes €34 million Series D financing round

Researchers discover drug that halts growth of brain tumor cells

Nanodiamonds deliver chemotherapy directly into brain tumors

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells may have targeting capacity for glioma

New drug delivery system using NDs allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors

BMP linked to increased risk of benign tumors, not cancers

Scientists develop robotic systems for image-guided removal of hard-to-reach brain tumors

Protein activated by inflammation converts glioblastoma multiforme cells to most aggressive form

Virttu Biologics treats first cohort of patients in SEPREHVIR Phase I/IIa study

Bioactive compounds in coffee may prevent prostate cancer recurrence, delay progression

Neural stem cells transplantation in tumor-bearing rats can hinder tumor cell growth

Brain tumor cells in arrested development contribute to cell variety that protects cancer

Affymetrix introduces new OncoScan FFPE Assay Kit

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