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Brain Cancer

New regulatory circuit identified for aggressive, malignant brain tumor

Published in Law and Health Weekly, April 26th, 2008

Research using a newly developed algorithm has significantly advanced understanding of the molecular events associated with the most common primary brain tumor in adults, human glioblastoma (GBM). The research, published by Cell Press in the April issue of the journal Cancer Cell, validates known genetic aberrations and identifies events not previously linked with GBM, thereby elucidating new directions for potential therapeutic strategies.

GBM is a devastating neurological cancer that is characterized by widespread invasion, robust angiogenesis and a stubborn resistance to conventional and targeted treatments. Previous research has implicated a long and highly complex...

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