Scientists have found a potential breakthrough in brain cancer treatment by temporarily opening the brain’s protective shield with ultrasound and tiny bubbles to deliver a powerful chemotherapy drug. The early-stage clinical trial, published in the Lancet Oncology on May 2, could lead to new treatments for glioblastoma, a common and aggressive type of brain tumor. Even after surgical removal, another mass tends to grow in its place. Neurosurgeon Adam Sonabend of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago said, “There’s really no established treatment for when the tumors come back. Patients with recurrent glioblastomas don’t have any meaningful therapeutic options, so we were exploring new ways of treating them.”
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