Providence Begins Novel Brain Tumor Vaccine Trial

Researchers have found that more extensive surgeries may be best for patient survival of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Researchers have found that more extensive surgeries may be best for patient survival of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Blocking an enzyme called PRMT5 may offer a new approach for treating GBM

According to a recent study published in the journal Oncogene, a new strategy for treating glioblastoma (GBM) may be blocking an enzyme called PRMT5 in tumor cells. PRMT5, which is shorthand for protein arginine methyltransferase 5, regulates gene transcription and other cell processes.

Chemotherapy after radiotherapy improves survival for patients with anaplastic glioma

Giving chemotherapy after radiotherapy increases the survival rate of patients with anaplastic glioma by delaying further growth of the tumor.