Sentences with phrase «glioma patients»

Clinical trials employing mebendazole for the treatment of high - grade glioma patients which receive temozolomide and for recurrent / progressive pediatric brain tumors are in the recruiting phase.

The scientists will analyze whether blood levels of CMV in high - grade glioma patients currently receiving standard therapies correlate with changes in blood counts, an indicator of a therapy's success or failure.

Ultimately, the Johns Hopkins investigators hope to determine whether high - grade glioma patients should be routinely screened for CMV and if antiviral medications or treatment may have an impact on outcomes.

Johns Hopkins scientists are conducting research in high - grade glioma patients to measure the blood levels of cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus that can cause severe disease in patients with weakened immune systems.

Glioma patients have follow - up MRIs to detect new brain cancers but the tests do not catch the tumors early enough to save lives.

Glioma patients can experience weakened immune systems as a result of therapies like radiation, chemotherapy and high - dose steroids used to treat their cancer.