Mass General Researchers Identify a Promising Treatment for Deadly Cancer
A drug already in use for several cancers was found effective in a study of leptomeningeal dissemination of cancer.
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A drug already in use for several cancers was found effective in a study of leptomeningeal dissemination of cancer.
一项研究发现,一种已用于治疗多种癌症的药物可有效治疗癌症柔脑膜转移。
The largest study to date of how a form of lung cancer may spread to the brain points to potential therapies for preventing or treating this deadly complication.
“We have international collaborators and now have more than a thousand brain mets in our bank that we’re going to analyze,” says neuro-oncologist Priscilla K. Brastianos, MD.
Researchers at the Cancer Center collaborated with international research teams to utilize the genetic information in brain tumors as a means of understanding disease progression and inform therapies.