Kanker-actueel Brain Tumors: an overview of recent developments and important studies

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Brain Tumors: Famous Japanese neurologist Dr. Kurana warns of harmful effects from using mobile phones. In particular, there is a risk of a growing number of brain tumors in the longer term, according to results from survey studies. Article updated August 10, 2009

Brain Tumors: GliaSite Radiation Therapy System. New FDA approved form of "liquid" exposure via balloon catheter after surgery in patients with metastatic brain tumors successfully.

Brain Tumors: The Belgian physician Dr.. The Vleeschouwer reports a startling sound effect of vaccination of dendritic cells in patients with brain tumors of a malignant glioma. In 23 patients doubled the survival time to relapse and a number of new patients have been cancer free after a few years to be injected with their own dendritic cells.

Brain Tumors: Chemo for brain tumors: Temozolomide - Temodal with radiotherapy - radiation provides significantly more 2, 3, 4, and 5-year survival compared with radiotherapy alone but has no effect on whether or not relapse compared to radiation alone. Also Temodal a patient with a brain not fully healed really shows large phase III study. Article posted March 16, 2009

Brain Tumors: Combination approach to local electromagnetic hyperthermia and dendritic cell therapy seems to provide healing opportunities for people with an inoperable brain tumor and / or recurrence of a high grade brain tumor - glioblastoma multiforme grade III / IV. Article posted June 28, 2009

Brain Tumors: G207 codename for herpes virus-like drug is in Phase I trials in malignant glioma tumors for which radiation therapy - radiation and chemo has stopped working and are therefore refractory. Article posted June 2005

Brain Tumors: many calls, both mainstream and mobile gives increased risk of brain tumors, especially among children and adolescents demonstrates new long-term study of total 4400 participants

Brain Tumors: Injection virus (REOLYSIN) in prostate cancer and malignant glioma's (brain tumors) appears promising and manufacturer receives approval for Phase II trials after positive results from Phase I trials. Article posted January 2005

Brain Tumors: brain tumor and PDT: Photodynamic therapy prior to surgery gives remarkable results in prolonged survival in brain tumors (anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)) in the worst degree. Read article below in alphabetic listing PDT

Brain Tumors: Gliadel ® wafer a chemo also carmustine (BCNU) administered during surgery of malignant brain tumors provides a significantly improved 2 and 3 year survival (29%), in randomized phase III study. New study with chemotherapy administered with wafers also reports serious adverse reactions as internal chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy. Article updated December 26, 2010.

Own blood stem cells from chemotherapy in addition to heavy gives children with recurrent brain tumors and prolonged survival time chances of total recovery, but dies 1 in 4 children from the effects of treatment. Article posted December 27, 2010

A vaccine made from own tumor tissue Immunotherapies:, (HSPPC-96) prolongs life minimum 2 to 3 times as long from people with a whole or partial interoperable brain tumor. New study confirms good results with this vaccine in patients with relapse of Glioblastoom multiforme. Article update 4 may 2012

Camoustine wafers, time released chemotherapy, in addition to Temodal and radiation, provides significantly longer survival time in older people (65 years or older) with a brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme. Median survival increased from 5.5 months to 8.9 months. Article posted July 20, 2011

TSC-trans sodium crocetinate: addition of oxygen to oxygen-hypoxia during chemo and radiation arm tissue increases significant lifetime in animal studies. Phase II study is now open for patients with brain tumors. Article posted 15 February 2012

Brain Tumors: an overview of recent developments and important studies

In the left column you will find some articles about recent developments and important studies in brain tumors in the mainstream oncology. Among cancers - brain tumors find more information including on additional resources and treatments for brain tumors.

Experiences of cancer patients with complementary approaches can be found by experience stories on our website and there are also some videos of experiences of cancer patients with complementary approaches to see. To click on video button top left of this page. Or visit the website of the SNFK information where movies are shown on complementary approaches to cancer.

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