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The Brain Tumour Charity
Patient Care, Philanthropy, Research
![Engineered T-cells designed to attack glioblastoma. Image by Payal Watchmaker.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2024-04/T-cells-attacking-glioblastoma-v-475x300.jpg?itok=3tNhoFu3)
UCSF News
Campus News, Patient Care, Research
![The Society for Neuro-Oncology logo over a background image of the Convention Centre in Vancouver](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-11/SNO_20231115_475x300.jpg?itok=p9Ie9BHi)
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
![Two panel graphic showing the protein crystal structure of isocitrate dehydrogenase and a microscopy image of glioma tissue.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-09/BTC_IDHGraphic_v2_475x300.jpg?itok=vFITbAYH)
Results from a multi-institutional phase III trial indicate an increase in progression-free survival
Patient Care, Research
![UCSF neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, during an awake brain surgery case.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-08/HerveyJumperS_AwakeBrainSurgery_Broll_StillFrame_475x300.jpg?itok=ILlMAytB)
![Protein crystal structure of mTORC1](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-06/Stock_mTORC1_WikiMedia_5h64_475x300.jpg?itok=mUwjc5hh)
Current therapies for glioblastoma are not effective at stopping disease progression – particularly once the brain tumor recurs.
Patient Care, Research
![Close-up photo of Kris Hardin's painting at the opening reception of “For the Love of Art”, UCSF Neuro-Oncology’s art exhibition of patients’ artwork held on April 6, 2023 in the Faculty Alumni House on the Parnassus Campus. Photo by Todd Dubnicoff.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-05/NeuroOnc_PatientArtExhibit_20230406-1425_475x300.jpg?itok=wjn-lGaD)
New Art Exhibit Showcases Work from Patients with a Brain Tumor
Events, Patient Care, Patient Stories
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21-year-survivor on how to live well with brain cancer
Patient Care, Patient Stories
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![UCSF neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, in the operating room](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-03/shawn-hervey-jumper-459-475x300.jpg?itok=zHuL3nis)
UCSF MedConnection
Patient Care
![Illustration showing focused ultrasound beams targeting a brain tumor. Illustration by Ken Probst](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-02/1730-btcBrochCov_475x317.jpg?itok=HPM4vwrK)
New therapeutic and diagnostic clinical trials opening soon at UCSF Brain Tumor Center
Patient Care, Research
![UCSF neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, standing in the OR. Photo by Gabriela Hasbun..](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2023-01/HerveyJumperS_AwakeSurgery_OR_475x300.jpg?itok=totTID4Q)
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By Manish K. Aghi, MD, PhD, for the Neurosurgery Blog
Patient Care, Research
![UCSF pediatric neuro-oncologist Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2022-09/BTC_MuellerS_MarinMagazineStory.jpg?itok=vUPloWhP)
Marin Magazine
Patient Care
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Every year, the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) brings together patients, caregivers, and survivors to learn about latest advances in brain tumor research, treatment, and care.
Patient Care, Research
![Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush, MD, PhD, and Vinai Gondi, MD, ABTA 2022 National Conference co-chairs](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2022-08/ABTAConferenceCochairs-11-533x300.png?itok=6wGK8wR9)
ABTA's Mind Matters
Patient Care, Research
![Edward Chang, MD, chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery shown here during a surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2022-07/eddie-chang-neurosurgery_475x300.jpg?itok=UU5fAnYW)
![Postoperative MRI and reconstruction showing the resection margins with full removal of the lesion and Heschl’s gyrus.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2022-11/SeizureFree_UCSFMedconnection_0220707_475x300.jpg?itok=NyvMNbKH)
Patient Care
![Brain tumor patient Cheryl Broyles and her husband Matt Broyles at Golden Gate Park. Image credit: Barbara Ries](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2022-06/UCSF-Glioblastoma-20220411-46_475x300.jpg?itok=gFYFw_YO)
![Microscope image of glioblastoma taken by the UCSF Brain Tumor Research Center Tissue Biorepository and Histology Core.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/2022-05/PhillipsJ_Glioblastoma_20180918_01.jpg?itok=nfp0s4F3)
Adaptive trial design allows scientists at UCSF, globally to rapidly evaluate more treatments
Patient Care, Research