Brain Cancer | Specialty

The OncLive Brain Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various types of brain cancer, including glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, and more. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in brain cancer.

TOCA 511 and Toca FC Treatment Misses OS Endpoint in Glioma Trial

September 13th 2019

Treatment with Toca 511 and Toca FC did not improve overall survival compared with standard therapy in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma undergoing resection, missing the primary endpoint of the phase III Toca 5 trial.

Nivolumab Combo Misses PFS Endpoint in Newly Diagnosed MGMT-Methylated GBM

September 5th 2019

The combination of nivolumab plus standard temozolomide and radiation therapy did not show a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival compared with temozolomide/radiation therapy alone in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme that is O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase-methylated, missing one of the primary endpoints of the phase III CheckMate-548 trial.

University of Wisconsin Team Develops Novel Strategy for High-Risk Neuroblastoma

June 20th 2019

Investigators at the University of Wisconsin American Family Children’s Hospital are developing a new approach to treating patients with neuroblastoma that has the potential to improve outcomes for patients whose disease has not responded to conventional therapy.

Dr. Kumthekar Discusses Frontline Therapy for Anaplastic Astrocytoma

June 18th 2019

Priya U. Kumthekar, MD, assistant professor of neurology and medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses frontline therapy for patients with anaplastic astrocytoma.

Dr. Wong Discusses Recent Negative Trials in Glioblastoma

June 14th 2019

Eric T. Wong, MD, associate professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Brain Tumor Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses recent negative trials in glioblastoma.

Dr. Reardon on the Immunogenicity of Glioblastoma

May 31st 2019

David A. Reardon, MD, clinical director, Center for Neuro-Oncology, institute physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, discusses the immunogenicity of glioblastoma.

Investigators Hope Glioma Trial of Eflornithine Will Clinch Approval

May 24th 2019

Eflornithine (α-Difluoromethylornithine) has been investigated for over 30 years as a potential neuro-oncology agent and shown activity against recurrent gliomas, but it has not gained approval as a therapy option for patients with cancer. Investigators are looking to change that with the phase III STELLAR trial (NCT02796261).

Nivolumab/RT Combo Misses OS Endpoint in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Trial

May 10th 2019

The combination of nivolumab plus radiation therapy compared with temozolomide did not improve overall survival in patients with newly diagnosed O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase-unmethylated glioblastoma multiforme, missing the coprimary endpoint of the phase III CheckMate-498 trial.

Dr. van den Bent on Temozolomide and Depatux-M in Glioblastoma

September 25th 2018

Martin J. van den Bent, MD, professor, Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC-Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, the Netherlands, discusses the combination of temozolomide (Temodal) and depatuxizumab mafodotin (depatux-m) in the treatment of patients with glioblastoma.

Dr. Reardon on Efficacy/Safety of Immunotherapy Combination in Glioblastoma

August 31st 2018

David A. Reardon, MD, clinical director, Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the safety and efficacy data of an immunotherapy combination in glioblastoma.

Dr. Reardon on a Personalized Neoantigen-Targeting Vaccine for GBM

August 29th 2018

David A. Reardon, MD, clinical director, Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses a personalized neoantigen-targeting vaccine for patients with glioblastoma.

Dr. Bota on Marizomib in Patients with Glioma

August 8th 2018

Daniela Bota, MD, PhD, medical director, Neuro-Oncology Program, associate professor, Neurology School of Medicine, UC Irvine Health, discusses marizomib for the treatment of patients with glioma.

Dr. van den Bent on INTELLANCE 2 Trial for Recurrent Glioblastoma

August 1st 2018

Martin J. van den Bent, MD, professor, Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC-Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, the Netherlands, discusses the INTELLANCE 2 trial for recurrent glioblastoma.

Tumor-Treating Field Therapy Looks Beyond Brain Cancer

July 31st 2018

Tumor-treating field therapy, which uses low-intensity electrical fields to disrupt cancer cell division and promote cell death, has gained a frontline approval in glioblastoma. Several pivotal clinical trials have been launched to determine whether the technology can help patients with other solid tumors.

Dr. Grossman Discusses TTFields for Glioblastoma

July 27th 2018

Rachel Grossman, MD, Neurosurgery Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, discusses tumor treating fields for the treatment of patients with glioblastoma.

Dr. Razis on the Significance of TERT in the Presence of NF1 in GBM

July 25th 2018

Evangelia Razis, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece, discusses the significance of TERT mutations in the presence of NF1 mutations in patients with glioblastoma (GBM).

Dr. Reardon on Pembrolizumab and Bevacizumab for Glioblastoma

July 23rd 2018

David A. Reardon, MD, clinical director, Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and bevacizumab (Avastin) for the treatment of patients with recurrent PD-L1–positive glioblastoma.

Dr. Razis on Molecular Targeting of Glioblastoma

July 20th 2018

Evangelia Razis, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece, discusses the importance of molecular targeting for patients with glioblastoma.

Dr. Upadhyaya on Radiation Therapy for Young Children with Ependymoma

July 6th 2018

Santhosh Upadhyaya, MD, neuro-oncologist, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses radiation therapy for young children under the age of 3 who have ependymoma.

Oncolytic Poliovirus Shows Sustained Survival Rates for Recurrent GBM

June 26th 2018

Treatment with the recombinant oncolytic poliovirus PVSRIPO elicited sustained a 2- and 3-year overall survival (OS) rate of 21% (95% CI, 11%-33%) for patients with recurrent grade IV malignant glioblastoma.