The brain tumor community is a unique, underserved population that has not seen
significant improvements in survival over the last four decades. In the search for effective …

BACKGROUND Cancer civil society and patient groups across Africa play a major role in
pressuring governments to develop, fund, and implement national cancer control plans and …

Building on an initiative to enhance clinical trial participation involving the Society for Neuro-
Oncology, the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Working Group, patient advocacy …

Background: Although brain tumor support groups have been available internationally for
many years, Liverpool Hospital in Australia has not traditionally provided this service. As a …

Introduction Biomedical progress has facilitated breakthrough advanced neurotherapeutic
interventions, whose potential to improve outcomes in rare neurological diseases has …

The tumor board or multidisciplinary cancer meeting (MCM) is the foundation of high value
multidisciplinary oncology care, coordinating teams of specialists. Little is known on how …

It is well-known how living with a central nervous system tumor can profoundly affect the
quality of life, primarily due to the high symptom burden, emotional distress and poor …

Brain tumor banking provides an important resource for understanding the underlying
pathophysiology of brain tumors. It requires a multidisciplinary team, including …

Brain tumors have special oncological significance. The prognosis of brain tumors is mostly
poor, and they are also connected to functional and cognitive deficiencies, as well as …

Background Whereas much information exists in general oncology regarding the barriers to
clinical trial referral, those specific to neuro-oncology are not yet well known. Trial barriers …