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Hankin Family Establishes Fund to Advance Glioblastoma Research The date July 20 holds a different meaning this year for the Hankin family. On a day when Jennifer and Stephanie should be celebrating their parents’ 47th wedding anniversary, the two sisters instead honor their mother’s legacy on Glioblastoma (GBM) Awareness Day.  Cindy passed away from glioblastoma in 2016 at the age of 63. On […] July 20, 2022

New Treatment Approved for Certain Glioma Patients On June 22, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to a new treatment combination that will now be available as an option for certain brain tumor patients. The FDA approved the combination of two oral drugs called dabrafenib (brand name: Tafinlar) and trametinib (brand name: Mekinist) for the treatment of advanced tumors […] June 28, 2022

National Brain Tumor Society Statement on New Biden-Harris Cancer Moonshot Goals National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), a leader in brain tumor patient advocacy, research, information, and support, was honored to represent the millions of Americans impacted by brain tumors every year at a White House event to reignite the Cancer Moonshot.  The following is a statement from NBTS chief executive officer, David Arons, on today’s announcement. […] February 2, 2022

Innovating Brain Tumor Clinical Trials: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Experience The global COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly every facet of life in 2020, and brain cancer research, particularly clinical trials, was not spared from its impacts. As is often the case, though, with disruption comes the opportunity to innovate. Convening key stakeholders across the brain tumor community, the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) has taken stock […] May 7, 2021

Sights & Sounds: Glioblastoma Awareness Day (#GBMDay) 2020 Perhaps Dr. Ned Sharpless, Director of the National Cancer Institute, summed up Glioblastoma (GBM) Awareness Day 2020 best when he said during NBTS’s Defeating GBM: A Virtual Town Hall event, “Events like this are really important to re-energize the community so we can join together and make progress in a disease that where progress has been […] July 23, 2020