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2017 Crystal Ball: The Neuro-Oncology Field Offers Predictions & Hopes For Advances In The New Year In 2016, the neuro-oncology field made significant progress toward better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for brain tumors – from new research projects launching, to important novel scientific discoveries, as well as public policy and advocacy victories in Congress and at the White House. So what should the brain tumor community hope for and expect, now, in 2017 ? We reached out to some […] January 17, 2017

SNO-CAP: Recapping Top News from the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting AS has been custom since its founding, NBTS sponsors and attends the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting. SNO is the top professional society for neuro-oncology research and clinical care globally. This yearly conference provides breaking news, analysis, and discussion of the emerging trends and latest scientific discoveries in the field of brain tumor research […] December 19, 2016

Brain Tumor Research Highlights: November 2016 NOTE: In October, our 2016 NBTS Scientific Summit Recap replaced our typical monthly Brain Tumor Research Highlights. We posted the September Highlights as usual. Over the years, NBTS has given more than $32 million to brain tumor research projects. We’re very proud of the impact this funding has made in advancing the neuro-oncology field closer […] November 15, 2016

Glioblastomas Are Addicted to Cholesterol – Can Breaking Their Dependency Stop These Tumors? Quick Summary: Defeat GBM-funded research finds that depriving tumor cells of cholesterol may be a useful clinical strategy to treat glioblastoma The brain contains more cholesterol than any other organ, accounting for about 20% of the body’s total quantity of the molecule. When brain cells are healthy and functioning normally, the amount of cholesterol is tightly […] October 19, 2016

Liquid Biopsies for Brain Tumors: Can We Improve Diagnosis, Treatment Decisions, and Research All Via One Advancement? Cover photo courtesy of the website of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) New research, supported by the Defeat GBM Research Collaborative, is paving the way for new advances in the diagnosis, monitoring, treatment planning, and research of brain tumors – both primary and metastatic. Dr. Ingo Mellinghoff – one of the Principle Investigators in the […] August 22, 2016