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UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center
Campus News, Research
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The Brain Tumour Charity
Patient Care, Philanthropy, Research
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New UCSF study develops a brain tumor organoid model to test potential treatment approaches
Research
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![Pavithra Viswanath, PhD, associate professor, and Celine Taglang, PhD, associate specialist in the lab.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2024-06/Pavithra-Viswanath-lab-2022-475x300.jpg?itok=cW6kh9OD)
UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Campus News, Research
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UCSF News
Campus News, Patient Care, Research
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![UCSF postdoc Oscar Campos, PhD, works in the Lim Lab on UCSF’s Mission Bay campus. Photo by Noah Berger, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2024-02/UCSF_20231019_SOTU_Lim_294d_475x300.png?itok=9Uo8codf)
UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center
Campus News, Research
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3D representations of individual patients’ brain tumors reveal origins, new potential vulnerabilities
Research
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![Graphic showing a panel of five images (L to R) MRI showing a glioma; a microscopy image showing connections between glioblastoma cells and brain cells; MRI scan showing a meningioma; an illustration depicting focused ultrasound waves targeting brain tumor; an illustration depicting gene expression analysis. Text banner says 5 Research Stories of the Year.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-12/BTC_Top5_20231211_475x300_0.jpg?itok=ZNu_YR4K)
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UCSF News
Campus News, Research
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Next week, over 2,600 brain tumor researchers and clinicians are gathering in Vancouver, Canada for the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO).
Campus News, Events, Patient Care, Research
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With a renewed Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant, the UC San Francisco Brain Tumor Center is receiving $12 million dollars over five years to translate scientific findings into improved care for people with brain tumors.
Campus News, Research
![UCSF neuro-oncologist Susan Chang, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-09/ChangS_20180406_036_475x300.jpg?itok=BlLNiHn-)
Last March, the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) and Oxford University Press named UCSF neuro-oncologist Susan Chang, MD, Editor-in-Chief of its flagship journal Neuro-Oncology.
Research
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Results from a multi-institutional phase III trial indicate an increase in progression-free survival
Patient Care, Research
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UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center
Campus News, Research
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