Viralgen, Trogenix collaborate on glioblastoma treatment
Contract development and manufacturing organization Viralgen said it has scaled up production of Trogenix’s glioblastoma treatment TGX-007, as the companies move the gene therapy…
Glioma
Supporters to #GoGrayinMay for Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Each May marks Brain Tumor Awareness Month, with annual efforts to raise awareness about glioma and other types of cancer that affect the brain.
BCB-276 for DIPG brain cancer named FDA breakthrough therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted breakthrough therapy designation to the cell therapy BCB-276 as a potential treatment for diffuse intrinsic…
Proteins could be biomarkers for glioma-related epilepsy: Study
The LY6H and GRM3 proteins could serve as potential biomarkers of glioma-related epilepsy (GRE), according to a study. Among people with gliomas, both proteins…
Personalized Mekinist dosing may be needed for kids with glioma
Personalized dosing and monitoring of drug levels may be necessary for children with low-grade glioma treated with Mekinist (trametinib), according to a study. The…
CAN-2409 combo therapy shows survival benefits in brain cancer
CAN-2409 (aglatimagene besadenovec), Candel Therapeutics‘ investigational immunotherapy, was safe and demonstrated potential survival benefits in patients with high-grade glioma, an aggressive type of…
Glioblastoma trial of VXM01 plus Bavencio shows promising safety
Combining VXM01, an experimental anticancer vaccine, with Bavencio (avelumab), which activates the immune system to attack cancer cells, was well tolerated in a…
Repurposed avapritinib reduced tumor size in hard-to-treat gliomas
Avapritinib, an approved orally available medication, reduced tumor size in a subset of children and young adults with treatment-resistant high-grade gliomas, a study shows.
LAM561 as add-on may delay glioblastoma disease progression
Adding the investigational therapy LAM561 to standard of care treatment may delay disease progression or death in people with newly diagnosed glioblastoma whose tumors exhibit…
Pediatric spinal glioma tumor gene alterations hint at therapeutic target
Tumors in children with aggressive gliomas that formed in the spinal cord all exhibited genetic changes that might be able to be targeted therapeutically,…
