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New Brain Cancer Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at Medical College of Wisconsin

Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, April 4th, 2011

2011 APR 4 -- New investigation results, 'Volumetric analysis of functional diffusion maps is a predictive imaging biomarker for cytotoxic and anti-angiogenic treatments in malignant gliomas,' are detailed in a study published in Journal of Neuro-oncology. According to recent research from Milwaukee, United States, "Anti-angiogenic agents targeting brain tumor neovasculature may increase progression-free survival in patients with recurrent malignant gliomas. However, when these patients do recur it is not always apparent as an increase in enhancing tumor volume on MRI, which has been the standard of practice for following patients with brain tumors."

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