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BioSpace highlights the Ivy Brain Tumor Center's new drug-device combination treatment for glioblastoma. This article depicts the collaborative effort between the Ivy Center and SonALAsense and the promising GBM therapy on the horizon.

A promising non-invasive treatment to effectively and safely destroy deadly brain tumors is being tested on human patients for the first time ever at the Ivy Brain Tumor Center at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix.

Earlier this year, the Ivy Brain Tumor Center received FDA approval for a Phase 0 clinical trial to study a first-in-human drug-device combination that uses MRI-guided focused ultrasound in combination with aminolevulinic acid to selectively target and kill tumor cells. Peter Hofland of Onco'Zine covers the story in this article and what it could mean for the brain tumor community.

The Ivy Brain Tumor Center is excited to collaborate with SonALAsense to conduct this first-in-human clinical trial that will rapidly assess a noninvasive drug-device combination therapy in patients with glioblastoma. This marks a major step forward for brain cancer patients as this novel approach has the potential to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people impacted by this disease.

The Ivy Brain Tumor Center is conducting the first-ever Phase 0 clinical trial for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients. This study will evaluate BeiGene’s pamiparib in combination with fractionated radiotherapy and will also be available to patients with recurrent glioblastoma.

In the eleventh annual edition of the International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) magazine, Dr. Nader Sanai explains how the Ivy Brain Tumor Center's unique Phase 0 clinical trials program is providing tailored care for individuals struggling with brain cancer.

Navigating a brain tumor diagnosis can be overwhelming. That's where Jacki Garcia comes in. Jacki is a nurse navigator for Barrow patients with brain tumors, including those who undergo Phase 0 clinical trials at the Ivy Brain Tumor Center.

Zaman Mirzadeh, MD, PhD, an assistant professor and neurosurgeon-scientist at the Ivy Brain Tumor Center and Barrow Neurological Institute, has been named a recipient of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award.

The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute is pleased to announce the addition of Wonsuk Yoo, PhD, as associate professor of biostatistics. Dr. Yoo’s expertise in preclinical and clinical trial design will be critical in evaluating new treatment modalities for brain tumor patients.

The Ivy Center has appointed Shwetal Mehta, Ph.D., as its chief operating officer. Dr. Mehta is a nationally recognized molecular neuro-oncologist who has distinguished herself as a rising star in brain tumor biology.