April 2, 2015 By Doug Bennett For most patients with a common brain tumor, the outlook is grim. Aggressive and stubborn, glioblastoma is hard to wipe out with surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. Now, a group that includes University of Florida Health researchers has found a way to improve…
March 11, 2015 By Morgan Sherburne A common booster vaccine could improve the effect of a vaccine aimed at treating a type of brain tumor, leading to improvement in patient survival, according to research published today (March 11) in the journal Nature. Vaccine therapies have been increasingly used to treat…
July 8, 2015 By Morgan Sherburne When pediatric patients with brain cancer receive conventional treatment for their disease, they often are given an infusion of stem cells that create blood cells to replace those obliterated by chemotherapy. UF Health researchers have found that this infusion combined with immune cells “educated”…
July 27, 2015 By Doug Bennett The rapid spread of a common and deadly brain tumor has been slowed down significantly in a mouse model by cutting off the way some cancer cells communicate, according to a team of researchers that includes UF Health faculty. The technique improved the survival…
At the Preston A. Wells Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, some of the leading cancer researchers in the brain tumor field are working together to find cures for brain cancer. Large teams of scientists and researchers are working, every day, to get closer to finding a cure. Their work often…
ATTAC-II is a clinical trial led by Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD. He is the co-director of the Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy at the University of Florida. This study focuses on adults who are battling brain and spinal cancer. Dr. Mitchell and his team…
RE-MATCH is a clinical trial led by Duane Mitchell, MD, PhD. He is the co-director of the Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy at the University of Florida. This study focuses on children who are battling brain and spinal cancer. Dr. Mitchell and his team…
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