An improvement in 6-month progression-free survival warrants additional study in a larger trial, researchers said. The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM). The Mays Cancer Center, one of the four National Cancer […]

  Alicia S. Parker, MD, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is assistant professor of cognitive and behavioral neurology and clinic director for the health science center’s Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases. The Biggs Institute, in partnership with The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is Texas’ […]

Glioblastoma-impacted mice lived longer when treated with combination of molecule drug and chemotherapy agent Glioblastoma (GBM), a highly devastating brain tumor, has long posed challenges as effective treatments have remained elusive. Despite responding initially to treatment, GBM patients often experience therapy resistance leading to low long-term survival rates, with only 7.2% of patients surviving beyond […]