After falling down some stairs last year and complaining about back pain, 8-year-old Cameron Scott was diagnosed with brain cancer. After emergency surgery and highly-targeted treatment at St. Jude, he is now cancer-free.
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After years of experiencing minor health issues that she dismissed as part of the aging process, Pat found out she had a large meningioma brain tumor that had been growing for 10 years. Pat faced a two-day surgery by Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Jon Weingart to remove the benign tumor. Hear how the experience has changed her life. Learn more at http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neuro.

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Neuroradiology brain tumor board review. This lecture is geared towards the ABR core exam for residents, but it would be useful for review for the ABR certifying exam or certificate of added qualification (CAQ) exam for neuroradiology.

This case shows
an MRI of the brain with a highly heterogeneous, expansile mass in the right frontal lobe extending into the corpus callosum. There is a large degree of mass effect. On postcontrast imaging, there is a rim of avid enhancement with central necrosis.

1:19 The diagnosis is:
glioblastoma

Glioblastomas, or GBMs, are high grade primary glial tumors and the most common primary brain tumor. The definition has recently been changed to only include IDH-wild type tumors, with IDH-mutated tumors now called grade 4 astrocytomas. These tumors have a very poor prognosis despite maximal therapy. They are characterized by avidly enhancing, necrotic masses with surrounding T2 hyperintensity that is a mix of tumor and edema.

Molecular markers are increasingly important in determining the prognosis of brain tumors. IDH-mutated tumors have a better prognosis, as do tumors with MGMT methylation. 1p19q codeletion is the characteristic mutation associated with oligodendrogliomas. These facts are fair game on ABR exams.

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“If we can find a cure for this, it would be huge, because if you asked what cancer has the worst prognosis in pediatrics, most people would tell you it is DIPG." - Dr. Maryam Fouladi

DIPG stands for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma - a highly aggressive brain tumor that grows in the brain stem and takes the life of almost every child diagnosed within the first five years. Now after decades of roadblocks for families desperate for hope, pivotal new research is fueling possibilities for more effective options. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3lFP1NV

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Just five weeks after his fourth child was born, Tim Jackson, a 43-year-old nurse from Arizona, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Tim and his wife, Amber, remain optimistic as he participates in an Ivy Phase 0 clinical trial for glioblastoma. Watch Tim's story.

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The Ivy Brain Tumor Center (https://www.ivybraintumorcenter.org/) at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ, is a non-profit translational research program that employs a bold, early-phase clinical trials strategy to identify new treatments for aggressive brain tumors, including glioblastoma. The Ivy Center’s Phase 0 clinical trials program is the largest of its kind in the world. It enables personalized care in a fraction of the time and cost associated with traditional drug development. In addition, unlike conventional clinical trials focusing on single drugs, its accelerated trials program tests therapeutic combinations matched to individual patients.

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Johns Hopkins oncologist Matthias Holdhoff, M.D., Ph.D., offers a candid conversation on chemotherapy as a treatment option for malignant brain tumors. Learn more about chemotherapy, what you can expect during treatment and the side effects of chemotherapy. Learn more at: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org..../neurology_neurosurg

Questions Answered:
1. When is chemotherapy used to treat a primary brain tumor? 0:12
2. Who can have chemotherapy as a treatment for a primary brain tumor? 1:04
3. What to expect with chemotherapy treatment? 1:44

Molly Marco never thought that she would hear “you have brain cancer,” – especially at 36 years old. Diagnosed with grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma in the summer of 2016, she finds power in speaking and writing about her story – and she does so in complete honesty.

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After experiencing migraines for several weeks, Conrad visited multiple doctors to determine what could be the cause of his headaches. He underwent a CAT scan and physicians discovered a large brain tumor – a pilocytic astrocytoma. He would need surgery immediately to remove it. Conrad’s parents chose Texas Children’s Hospital for their son’s care and the surgery was a great success. Now in high school, Conrad has returned to his daily activities and has a bright future ahead of him.

To learn more, please visit http://www.texaschildrens.org/neuroscience.