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- Systemic coagulation is activated in patients with meningioma and glioblastoma This shows why brain tumor patients are more likely to develop blood clots than people without brain tumors. They do not suggest anything to prevent it but it may be worth talking to your doctor about it. All brain tumor patients should know about blood clots. Go to https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dvt/facts.html for a nice overview with symptoms and how to prevent it! This can be life threatening so you absolutely need to know the warning siges: Swelling, pain, tenderness and /or redness of the skin can occur in any body part but most commonly the back of the leg. Left untreated, blood clots can travel to your lungs (pulmonary embolism) - the signs of which are difficulty breathing, faster or irregular heart beat, chest pain or discomfort which gets worse with taking a deep breath or coughing, coughing up blood and very low blood pressure, lightheadedness or fainting. If you have any of these symptoms, it is an emergency and you need to get it checked quickly. They are very treatable if caught early but can cause huge problems or even death if ignored.
- ONC206 for Treatment of Newly Diagnosed, or Recurrent Diffuse Midline Gliomas, and Other Recurrent Malignant Brain Tumors (PNOC 023) ONC-206 is a new experimental therapy, related to Onc-201. The first clinical trial of Onc-201 just opened at UCSF for patients with newly diagnosed diffuse midline gliomas or recurrent high grade gliomas.
- NY hospital recruiting cancer patients for groundbreaking treatment loopcayman 20 hrs ago Of course it is too early to tell how well this works but I love the concept. They are trying to bypass the blood brain barrier by grafting abdominal tissue into the cavity left when removing a brain tumor. This should allow chemotherapies to reach the tumor better.
- PLUS THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES FDA CLEARANCE OF INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG APPLICATION FOR 186RNL FOR THE TREATMENT OF LEPTOMENINGEAL METASTASES This is a new approach to leptomeningeal disease - which is when the cancer spreads to the lining of the brain and /or spinal cord. This is usually a very bad sign, with an average of about 2-3 months survival after diagnosis and no effective treatments approved yet. I wish them luck!
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