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New Brain Tumor Clinical Trials: January – March 2024 It can be hard to keep track of new clinical trial opportunities opening across the United States. There are many clinical trials actively enrolling patients. This report provides a summary of the studies that have recently opened or started recruiting (January 1, 2024 – April 9, 2024) for patients with a primary brain tumor*. Follow […] April 12, 2024

Guest Blog: National Brain Tumor Ride Co-Chair Reflects on the Event’s 30th Anniversary In 1994, a handful of families impacted by brain tumors founded what would eventually become the National Brain Tumor Ride. Three decades later, the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) will host the 30th annual National Brain Tumor Ride — the signature event of Gray Nation Endurance® — on Sunday, May 19, 2024.  As we near […] April 8, 2024

A Teenager’s Story of Resilience After Father’s Glioblastoma Diagnosis Shortly before turning 15, Sarah H. woke up abruptly when her mother, Rukhsana, rushed into her room with her baby sister and said, “Take your sister, and don’t come outside your room.” Sarah looked outside her window to see an ambulance with its flashing lights. She stepped into their hallway, where she watched paramedics coming […] April 4, 2024

Former Caregiver Embraces Hope and Takes Action In the fall of 2008, Bridget’s husband, Rich B., unknowingly drove through red lights on two different occasions, found himself lost while driving to work, and could not remember how to get to a meeting in the same office building he had worked in for 24 years. He was confused and very scared. He met […] April 3, 2024

Cultivating Connections: The Role Creative Expression Plays in the Brain Tumor Community Christina C. turned to writing poetry moments after receiving her grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma diagnosis to try to process the whirlwind of emotions. This form of creative expression helped sustain her when she couldn’t sleep and as she underwent surgery, fertility preservation, and treatment. “While I was sitting in the emergency room on August 4, […] March 19, 2024