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Campus News, Philanthropy
Nearly two years after surgery to remove an astrocytoma, Will Pearce finds strength in family, faith in the future, and a love for a life he didn’t expect.
Patient Care, Patient Stories
On Wednesday, October 30, nearly sixty nurses and healthcare professionals gathered for the inaugural Adam Clar Neuro-Oncology Nursing Lecture.
Campus News, Patient Care, Philanthropy
Semi-annual UCSF Neuro‐Oncology Gordon Murray Caregiver Program Newsletter, Fall 2019
Caregiver News
Immunotherapy encompasses a range of strategies aimed at making cancer cells more recognizable and vulnerable to attack by the patient’s immune system.
Campus News, Patient Care, Research
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UCSF researchers recently received a Translational Team Science Award from the U.S. Department of Defense to support their research on immunotherapy for pediatric brain tumors.
Research
For many years, the classification of gliomas relied largely on the cells’ general appearance, as seen under a microscope. But in the last ten years, our understanding of glioma subtypes has expanded.
Research
Neuro-oncologist Susan Chang, MD, opened the event by acknowledging the challenges faced by those caring for their loved one.
Caregiver News
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Patient Care
Happy Spring and welcome to the first edition of the UCSF Neuro‐Oncology Gordon Murray Caregiver Program newsletter!
Caregiver News
The UCSF Brain Tumor Center is currently leading multiple clinical trials to investigate a new personalized medicine strategy for both adult and pediatric patients.
Patient Care, Research
UCSF researchers have discovered that STAG2 – a gene commonly mutated in several human cancers – plays an essential role in DNA replication, revealing potential mechanisms for therapeutically targeting glioblastoma.
Research
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On Friday, February 8, the UCSF Neuro-Oncology Gordon Murray Caregiver Program met to recognize the program’s major accomplishments of the past year, and discuss plans for the future.
Caregiver News
UCSF researchers Joseph Costello, PhD, Hideho Okada, MD, PhD, and Aaron Diaz, PhD were awarded Brain Tumor Funders' Collaborative (BTFC) grants for their innovative work on immunotherapy strategies.
Campus News, Research
In 2018, the UCSF Brain Tumor Center published research on topics spanning from glioblastoma drug targets to blood test biopsies – and even space travel. See our top five research stories of the year.
Research
The research program of neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, is deeply influenced by his patients’ struggles to understand how treatment will affect their quality of life.
Patient Care, Research