NEW YORK — In 30 years as an oncologist, Dr. Howard Fine estimates he has treated some 20,000 patients with glioblastomas, the most deadly form of brain cancer, «and almost all of them are dead.» (scientificamerican.com)
Glioblastoma is the most common and deadly form of brain cancer among adults. (sciencedaily.com)
New insights into specific gene mutations that arise in this often deadly form of brain cancer have pointed to the potential of gene therapy, but it's very difficult to effectively deliver toxic or missing genes to cancer cells in the brain. (sciencedaily.com)