Press Releases

Sarah Durham Named Chair of the National Brain Tumor Society Board of Directors Nationally-recognized nonprofit branding and communications executive to lead Board of largest brain tumor patient advocacy organization National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), the largest nonprofit dedicated to the brain tumor community in the United States, has announced the appointment of Sarah Durham as Chair of its Board of Directors. Ms. Durham is the Founder, Principal, and Chief […] January 10, 2019

New FDA Approval Uses Genetic Mutation, Not Tumor Site, To Guide Treatment On November 26, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval* to the first-ever precision medicine for cancer that was designed and developed specifically to target a genetic mutation in patients, regardless of the type of cancer and the body site where the tumor arose. The treatment is known as Vitrakvi (larotrectinib, […] December 13, 2018

National Brain Tumor Society CEO Receives Inaugural Community Service Award at Society of Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), the largest nonprofit dedicated to the brain tumor community in the United States, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, David F. Arons, JD, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Society for Neuro-Oncology’s (SNO) Community Service Award. The award was introduced in 2018 to “recognize a meritorious individual or […] November 15, 2018

National Brain Tumor Society Appoints Kirk Tanner as Chief Scientific Officer Kirk Tanner, PhD, an oncology research leader with two decades of experience in drug discovery and development, has been named as National Brain Tumor Society’s (NBTS) new Chief Scientific Officer. In this role, Dr. Tanner will lead NBTS’ Research Programs team in the strategic development and tactical execution of initiatives that aim to catalyze new […] November 13, 2018

National Brain Tumor Society Supported Work Features in 19 Presentations at 2018 Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), the largest nonprofit dedicated to the brain tumor community in the United States, today announced that its funded research, programs, initiatives, and executives will be featured in 19 talks, oral presentations, and poster sessions at the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting and Education Day of the Society for Neuro-Oncology, taking place Thursday, November […] November 13, 2018