Sentences with phrase «malignant glioblastoma»

Calorie restriction has been used effectively to treat malignant glioblastoma multiforme in mice, which shares many characteristics with human glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive and invasive primary human brain cancer [3].

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In 2009 he had been diagnosed with a type of rapidly growing brain tumor called a high - grade astrocytoma that, despite aggressive treatment, eventually evolved into a glioblastoma — the highly malignant brain tumor that also took the lives of Vice President Joe Biden's son, Beau, in 2015 and former Sen. Ted Kennedy in 2009.
While her growth was reportedly benign, Menounos» mother has been diagnosed with a malignant stage 4 glioblastoma, according to the magazine.
Sen. John McCain of Arizona last week revealed he is battling glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive type of malignant brain tumor in adults.
Small populations of adult stem cells with somewhat limited developmental potential are responsible for the body's ability to heal injuries and replace worn out cells and tissues, and evidence is growing that rare cancer stem cells are responsible for the uncontrolled growth of some malignant tumors, including glioblastoma.
Glioblastoma is one of the most common types of malignant brain tumors in adults.
Glioblastomas are incurable malignant brain tumors.
The study — Genomic profiles of low - grade murine gliomas evolve during progression to glioblastoma — published April 7, shows how these tumors continue to rapidly evolve, becoming ever more genetically diverse, as they become malignant and progress.
Among other theories, it is suggested that the Epstein - Barr virus could be a possible cause of breast cancer and that the cytomegalovirus might cause the malignant brain tumour glioblastoma.
A research team led by Christine Brown, Ph.D., and a clinical team headed by Behnam Badie, M.D., has received a $ 12.8 million grant from the CIRM to fund a phase 1 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell trial targeting an aggressive brain cancer called malignant glioma, which includes glioblastoma.
Since astrocytes reproduce quickly and are supported by a large network of blood vessels, glioblastomas are usually highly malignant.
Brazilians show that the infection by Zika virus kills glioblastoma, one of the most common and aggressive kinds of malignant brain tumour in adults.
A phase 1 trial of a dendritic cell (DC) vaccine administered with imiquimod, a TLR7 agonist that stimulates the innate immune system, for patients with malignant glioma and glioblastoma (NCT01808820).
NG2 is also expressed by several types of highly malignant neoplasms, including melanomas, glioblastomas, and lymphomas (Burg et al, 1998).
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is considered the most malignant of primary brain cancers with only about 12 % of patients living beyond 36 months (long - term survivors).
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