Solid tumors: latest on treaments and research pathways, Page 55

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November 1, 2014 10:06 AM

NOAH Protocol receives FDA approval
(www.donnawhiteheadfoundation.com)

One of the major obstacles in treating any form of Brain cancer is the blood brain barrier. The blood brain barrier normally protects the brain from ones own blood, which recognizes brain material as foreign, and will mount an immune response against it in much the same way it would attack a virus or bacteria. This barrier makes systemic chemotherapy less effective against the CNS ( Central Nervous System) tumors and higher levels of chemotherapy are required to penetrate the barrier and reach the tumor where it will be most effective.

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November 1, 2014 10:05 AM

Stem cells that release cancer-killing toxins offer new brain tumor treatment
(www.medicalnewstoday.com)

A new way to to use stem cells to fight brain cancer is revealed in a proof-of-concept study published in the journal Stem Cells, where scientists describe how they got the cells to produce and release toxins that kill only tumor cells.

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November 1, 2014 10:04 AM

The Death With Dignity Act
(www.raredr.com)

Glioblastoma is a rare but very aggressive form of cancer. With treatment (surgical resection, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy), average survival may be 12 months but can be longer or shorter, depending on the stage of the cancer. General symptoms include headaches, nausea and vomiting, personality changes, and slowing of cognitive function. Hemiparesis, sensory loss, visual loss, aphasia, and seizures may also occur.

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November 1, 2014 10:03 AM

Glioblastoma multiforme therapeutic pipeline market explored in new report
(www.whatech.com)

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) – Pipeline Review, H2 2014′, provides an overview of the Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)’s therapeutic pipeline.

This report provides comprehensive information on the therapeutic development for Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), complete with comparative analysis at various stages, therapeutics assessment by drug target, mechanism of action (MoA), route of administration (RoA) and molecule type, along with latest updates, and featured news and press releases. It also reviews key players involved in the therapeutic development for Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) and special features on late-stage and discontinued projects.

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November 1, 2014 10:02 AM

A letter to Brittany Maynard: There’s more than the right to die
(america.aljazeera.com)

They gave me the baseline: that 60 percent of people are gone in the first year [and] that the average is 14 months on full treatment. I did surgery, I did radiation, I did chemo – two rounds – and I lost my ability to function on the second round. I couldn't get out of bed or off the couch for a long time. And with glio, it's chemo for life, basically. Five days on, 13 days off, five days on, 13 days off is the protocol until you die. That's not really how I want to finish, so I stopped.

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October 30, 2014 2:36 AM

Terminal Cancer Patient Completes Bucket List, Ready For Death With Dignity
(www.physiciansnews.com)

Brittany Maynard, the terminally-ill woman who plans to take her own life under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, has completed her bucket list.

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October 26, 2014 8:49 AM

Quantitative MRI may differentiate true from pseudoprogression in glioblastoma
(www.2minutemedicine.com)

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-derived quantitative parameters of tissue permeability, particularly the volume transfer constant (Ktrans), showed moderate sensitivity and high specificity for differentiation of post-treatment glioblastoma progression from pseudoprogression.

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October 23, 2014 5:10 AM

Increased survival time in brain glioblastomas by a radioneuroendocrine strategy with radiotherapy plus melatonin compared to radiotherapy alone
(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

we evaluated the influence of a concomitant administration of the pineal hormone melatonin (MLT) in patients with glioblastoma treated with radical or adjuvant radiotherapy (RT). The study included 30 patients with glioblastoma, who were randomized to receive RT alone (60 Gy) or RT plus MLT (20 mg/daily orally) until disease progression. Both the survival curve and the percent of survival at 1 year were significantly higher in patients treated with RT plus MLT than in those receiving RT alone (6/14 vs. 1/16).

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October 23, 2014 5:07 AM

Brain barrier opened for first time to treat cancer
(www.newscientist.com)

For the first time, doctors have opened and closed the brain's protector – the blood-brain barrier – on demand. The breakthrough will allow drugs to reach diseased areas of the brain that are otherwise out of bounds. Ultimately, it could make it easier to treat conditions such as Alzheimer's and brain cancer.

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October 20, 2014 3:25 PM

Enhancing dendritic cell-based vaccination for highly aggressive glioblastoma
(informahealthcare.com)

Enhancing dendritic cell-based vaccination for highly aggressive glioblastoma...

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October 17, 2014 4:32 PM

Decreased Survival of Glioma Patients with Astrocytoma Grade IV (Glioblastoma Multiforme) Associated with Long-Term Use of Mobile and Cordless Phones
(www.mdpi.com)

On 31 May 2011 the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) categorised radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) from mobile phones, and from other devices that emit similar non-ionising electromagnetic fields, as a Group 2B,...

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October 17, 2014 4:31 PM

GAPVAC Vaccine For Glioblastoma Advances To Clinical Trial
(www.bioprocessonline.com)

immatics biotechnologies and its partner BioNTech AG reported that they are advancing the Glioma Actively Personalized VAccine Consortium (GAPVAC)...

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October 16, 2014 4:36 AM

New target for personalized brain cancer treatment: PTPRZ-MET fusion protein
(www.sciencedaily.com)

A new fusion protein found in approximately 15 percent of secondary glioblastomas or brain tumors has been identified by researchers. The finding offers new insights into the cause of this cancer and provides a therapeutic target for personalized oncologic care.

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October 16, 2014 4:35 AM

Dr Burzynski Successful Treatment of Glioblastoma
(www.youtube.com)

Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski, M.D., PH.D., elaborates on successful treatment of Recurrent Glioblastoma and other forms of cancer at the Burzynski Clinic in Houston, TX. This footage is owned and copyrighted by ADHD Creative, is exclusive to the Diagnosed TV Show and must be noted if used. Samuel Sadler of ADHD Creative Interviewed Dr. Burzynski for use on the Diagnosed TV Show. The Diagnosed TV Show is making an effort to inform Brittany Maynard and anyone else facing Glioblastoma that there is hope. Angels for Shannon has committed to assisting those without sufficient funds to raise funds needed for such treatment.

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October 16, 2014 4:34 AM

New Drug Combinations for Aggresive Brain Cancer Discovered
(www.counselheal.com)

Fuelling the demand for trial is a research from University of Calgary which has shown how a key tumor growth process can be targeted with medication to kill cancer cells and extend life by 30 percent in animals. Glioblastoma or grade IV astrocytoma is a cancer of glial cells in the brain. It is not easy to treat and leaves patients with a mean survival of 15 months, with less than five percent of the patients surviving beyond five years.

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October 15, 2014 5:36 PM

DNAtrix pockets $20M to get its cancer-fighting virus into Phase III
(www.fiercebiotech.com)

The company is developing DNX-2401, a genetically modified adenovirus designed to invade tumor cells while sparing healthy tissues. Once DNX-2401 penetrates its target, it causes cancer cells to rupture, thereby killing them and proliferating itself to infect more tumors, according to DNAtrix.

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October 15, 2014 5:35 PM

University of Calgary research leads to brain cancer clinical trial
(medicalxpress.com)

Researchers used the new therapy to inhibit a pathway in the cancer cells known as mTOR signaling – putting the brakes on this pathway, combined with the current standard therapy, caused more of the cancer cells to die. Scientists are now working with investigators at the NCIC Clinical Trials Group (NCIC-CTG) to start a Canadian clinical trial that may eventually include glioblastoma patients across the country.

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October 14, 2014 11:53 AM

Trials commence on consortium's fully personalized cancer vaccines for glioblastoma
(www.thepharmaletter.com)

A consortium funded by the European Union is to advance a new class of fully personalized cancer vaccines into clinical trials for brain cancer.

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October 12, 2014 1:18 PM

Gene that drives aggressive brain cancer found by new computational approach
(www.sciencedaily.com)

Using an innovative algorithm that analyzes gene regulatory and signaling networks, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have found that loss of a gene called KLHL9 is the driving force behind the most aggressive form of glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer. The CUMC team demonstrated in mice transplants that these tumors can be suppressed by reintroducing KLHL9 protein, offering a possible strategy for treating this lethal disease. The study was published today in the online issue of Cell.

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October 10, 2014 11:34 AM

Amazing Letter Tells 29-Year-Old With Brain Cancer Planning to Kill Herself to Reconsider
(www.lifenews.com)

After her diagnosis, Brittany decided that she wanted to move from her California home to Oregon so that she could have access to the “death with dignity” prescription. She plans to die in her home surrounded by her mother, stepfather, husband and best friend.

But, now, in an amazing letter, a woman with a similiar diagnosies has written a touching letter in response.

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October 8, 2014 2:54 AM

A closer look at the blood-brain barrier
(medicalxpress.com)

Thousands of people today have various kinds of stimulators placed deep in their brains in the hope of curing their ills. Many others require systems of tubes, catheters, and shunts penetrating deep into their brain ventricles to deliver chemotherapy, analgesics, or to drain overpressurized cerebral liquids.

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October 7, 2014 4:03 AM

Terminally Ill 29-Year-Old Woman: Why I'm Choosing to Die on My Own Terms
(www.people.com)

Next month Brittany Maynard will end her own life – but not before fighting for the right for others to do the same

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October 7, 2014 4:03 AM

Residual tumor volume and patient survival following reoperation for recurrent glioblastoma
(www.neurocancer.com)

Object Maximal safe tumor resection is part of the standard of care for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. The role of reoperation in the care of patients with recurrent glioblastoma is less clear, and less than a quarter of patients undergo a second surgery. Previous studies have identified preoperative variables associated with the improved survival of patients following reoperation, and guidelines for the selection of patients for reoperation have been devised and validated.

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October 7, 2014 4:01 AM

Bryan Cranston Helped A Fan With Terminal Brain Cancer Complete His Bucket List
(www.buzzfeed.com)

The Breaking Bad star heard about his biggest fan's request to meet him after an online campaign took off. BuzzFeed News spoke to the fan to hear his story.

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October 5, 2014 5:07 PM

Researchers Find Promise in New Treatments for GBM
(neurosciencestuff.tumblr.com)

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most lethal primary brain tumors, with median survival for these patients only slightly over one year. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), in collaboration with researchers from the City of Hope, are looking toward novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of GBM in the form of targeted therapies against a unique receptor, the interleukin-13 receptor α chain variant 2 (IL13Rα2).

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NOAH Protocol receives FDA approval (www.donnawhiteheadfoundation.com)

Stem cells that release cancer-killing toxins offer new brain tumor treatment (www.medicalnewstoday.com)

The Death With Dignity Act (www.raredr.com)

Glioblastoma multiforme therapeutic pipeline market explored in new report (www.whatech.com)

A letter to Brittany Maynard: There’s more than the right to die (america.aljazeera.com)

Terminal Cancer Patient Completes Bucket List, Ready For Death With Dignity (www.physiciansnews.com)

Quantitative MRI may differentiate true from pseudoprogression in glioblastoma (www.2minutemedicine.com)

Increased survival time in brain glioblastomas by a radioneuroendocrine strategy with radiotherapy plus melatonin compared to radiotherapy alone (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

Brain barrier opened for first time to treat cancer (www.newscientist.com)

Enhancing dendritic cell-based vaccination for highly aggressive glioblastoma (informahealthcare.com)

Decreased Survival of Glioma Patients with Astrocytoma Grade IV (Glioblastoma Multiforme) Associated with Long-Term Use of Mobile and Cordless Phones (www.mdpi.com)

GAPVAC Vaccine For Glioblastoma Advances To Clinical Trial (www.bioprocessonline.com)

New target for personalized brain cancer treatment: PTPRZ-MET fusion protein (www.sciencedaily.com)

Dr Burzynski Successful Treatment of Glioblastoma (www.youtube.com)

New Drug Combinations for Aggresive Brain Cancer Discovered (www.counselheal.com)

DNAtrix pockets $20M to get its cancer-fighting virus into Phase III (www.fiercebiotech.com)

University of Calgary research leads to brain cancer clinical trial (medicalxpress.com)

Trials commence on consortium's fully personalized cancer vaccines for glioblastoma (www.thepharmaletter.com)

Gene that drives aggressive brain cancer found by new computational approach (www.sciencedaily.com)

Amazing Letter Tells 29-Year-Old With Brain Cancer Planning to Kill Herself to Reconsider (www.lifenews.com)

A closer look at the blood-brain barrier (medicalxpress.com)

Terminally Ill 29-Year-Old Woman: Why I'm Choosing to Die on My Own Terms (www.people.com)

Residual tumor volume and patient survival following reoperation for recurrent glioblastoma (www.neurocancer.com)

Bryan Cranston Helped A Fan With Terminal Brain Cancer Complete His Bucket List (www.buzzfeed.com)

Researchers Find Promise in New Treatments for GBM (neurosciencestuff.tumblr.com)

NOAH Protocol receives FDA approval
(www.donnawhiteheadfoundation.com)

Stem cells that release cancer-killing toxins offer new brain tumor treatment
(www.medicalnewstoday.com)

The Death With Dignity Act
(www.raredr.com)

Glioblastoma multiforme therapeutic pipeline market explored in new report
(www.whatech.com)

A letter to Brittany Maynard: There’s more than the right to die
(america.aljazeera.com)

Terminal Cancer Patient Completes Bucket List, Ready For Death With Dignity
(www.physiciansnews.com)

Quantitative MRI may differentiate true from pseudoprogression in glioblastoma
(www.2minutemedicine.com)

Increased survival time in brain glioblastomas by a radioneuroendocrine strategy with radiotherapy plus melatonin compared to radiotherapy alone
(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

Brain barrier opened for first time to treat cancer
(www.newscientist.com)

Enhancing dendritic cell-based vaccination for highly aggressive glioblastoma
(informahealthcare.com)

Decreased Survival of Glioma Patients with Astrocytoma Grade IV (Glioblastoma Multiforme) Associated with Long-Term Use of Mobile and Cordless Phones
(www.mdpi.com)

GAPVAC Vaccine For Glioblastoma Advances To Clinical Trial
(www.bioprocessonline.com)

New target for personalized brain cancer treatment: PTPRZ-MET fusion protein
(www.sciencedaily.com)

Dr Burzynski Successful Treatment of Glioblastoma
(www.youtube.com)

New Drug Combinations for Aggresive Brain Cancer Discovered
(www.counselheal.com)

DNAtrix pockets $20M to get its cancer-fighting virus into Phase III
(www.fiercebiotech.com)

University of Calgary research leads to brain cancer clinical trial
(medicalxpress.com)

Trials commence on consortium's fully personalized cancer vaccines for glioblastoma
(www.thepharmaletter.com)

Gene that drives aggressive brain cancer found by new computational approach
(www.sciencedaily.com)

Amazing Letter Tells 29-Year-Old With Brain Cancer Planning to Kill Herself to Reconsider
(www.lifenews.com)

A closer look at the blood-brain barrier
(medicalxpress.com)

Terminally Ill 29-Year-Old Woman: Why I'm Choosing to Die on My Own Terms
(www.people.com)

Residual tumor volume and patient survival following reoperation for recurrent glioblastoma
(www.neurocancer.com)

Bryan Cranston Helped A Fan With Terminal Brain Cancer Complete His Bucket List
(www.buzzfeed.com)

Researchers Find Promise in New Treatments for GBM
(neurosciencestuff.tumblr.com)