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First-of-its-kind Briefing for Congress on Glioblastoma On the heels of our annual advocacy day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Head to the Hill, where we bring volunteers from across the country to speak with members of Congress about the policies and bills that the brain tumor community would like to see policymakers support, National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) held a […] May 22, 2018

Guest Blog: The Powerful Platform Offered by National Brain Tumor Society “It is very unlikely that you will not have a recurrence,” my neuro-oncologist said softly, leaning in to fold his hands together, interlocking his fingers, “but you have many positive prognostic indicators in your favor, including your age, IDH1 mutation status, and general good health.” With this information—vague and uncertain to a newly diagnosed patient, […] November 7, 2017

Defeat GBM Research Collaborative – Core-By-Core Progress: Biomarkers Core In NBTS’ first “Expert Series” blogs in 2017, we examined the topic of neurosurgery. Now, we’ll take a look, Core-by-Core, on the progress being made by our Defeat GBM (glioblastoma) Research Collaborative. Just a few weeks ago, we provided a comprehensive update on the discoveries and advances being made by Defeat GBM (and an infographic), […] September 14, 2017

Defeat GBM Research Collaborative – Core-By-Core Progress: Drug Development Core In NBTS’ first “Expert Series” blogs in 2017, we examined the topic of neurosurgery. Now, we’ll take a look, Core-by-Core, on the progress being made by our Defeat GBM (glioblastoma) Research Collaborative. Just a few weeks ago, we provided a comprehensive update on the discoveries and advances being made by Defeat GBM (and an infographic), […] September 6, 2017

Defeat GBM Research Collaborative – Core-By-Core Progress: Discovery Core In NBTS’ first “Expert Series” blogs in 2017, we examined the topic of neurosurgery. Now, we’ll take a look, Core-by-Core, on the progress being made by our Defeat GBM (glioblastoma) Research Collaborative. Just a few weeks ago, we provided a comprehensive update on the discoveries and advances being made by Defeat GBM (and and infographic […] August 31, 2017