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New Strategies Take on the Worst Cancer–Glioblastoma
- March 27, 2019
- Source: Scientific American
In Bret Stetka's latest piece for the Scientific American, Dr. Nader Sanai weighs in on the challenges of treating glioblastoma and how our accelerated Phase 0/2 clinical trials are delivering new therapeutic options for patients facing the fight of their lives.
Gliobastoma treatment: Valley center makes brain tumor breakthrough
- January 21, 2019
- Source: KGUN 9
The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute is taking a bold approach by using Phase 0 testing in patient clinical trials.
Valley drug trial shows promise in treating deadliest form of brain cancer
- January 21, 2019
- Source: ABC15
There's a glimmer of hope in treating the deadliest form of brain cancer, thanks to a drug trial happening right here in the Valley.
Healthcast: Brain tumor trials on fast track
- November 28, 2018
- Source: Texoma's | KFDX 3
Senator John McCain recently died after fighting glioblastoma, the most aggressive and deadliest kind of brain tumor. Now, other patients whose brain tumors come back have a revolutionary new option for treatment.
New Study Makes Important Step Toward Treatment Of Deadly Brain Cancer
- November 27, 2018
A new Ivy Brain Tumor Center study finds that recently-approved drug ribociclib may be an important part of treatment for glioblastoma, one of the deadliest cancers in the world.
Ivy Brain Tumor Center to Study Treatments for Brain Malignancies
- November 25, 2018
- Source: The ASCO Post
The Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation, in partnership with the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, has awarded a $50 million grant to establish a new translational science program focusing on early-phase, pharmacodynamic- and pharmacokinetic-driven clinical trials for aggressive brain tumors.
New brain tumor trials are on the fast track
- November 8, 2018
- Source: WNDU | 16 News Now
In the last 30 years, a brain tumor expert says median survival has only increased by a few months. Now, a new brain tumor center program is fast-tracking patients into new therapies.
Barrow receives major grant to find cure for deadliest brain cancer
- September 10, 2018
- Source: Phoenix Business Journal
Thanks to a $50 million grant, Barrow Neurological Institute will create a new center to focus on finding a cure and improving outcomes for the deadliest form of brain cancer.
$50M Barrow brain-tumor center will seek cures for ‘the most complex’ cancer
- September 10, 2018
- Source: Arizona Republic
With $50 million from a private foundation, Phoenix-based Barrow Neurological Institute announced Monday that it is opening a center to focus on improving brain-cancer outcomes through experimental clinical trials.
What is Glioblastoma? The brain cancer that killed McCain is hard to treat
- August 26, 2018
- Source: WKYC Studios
Barrow Neurological Institute, has launched a “phase zero” study that aims to rapidly test drugs on patients whose brain cancer tumors have returned after standard treatment.