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[1/5] #Glioblastoma comprises 49.1% of all primary malignant brain tumors and approximately 12,000 cases are diagnosed each year in the US. A recent study In @JAMAOnc investigated whether the addition of an...

[2/5] autologous tumour lysate-loaded dendritic cell vaccine (DCVax-L) to the traditional standard of treatment (#surgery, #radiotherapy, and #chemotherapy) for glioblastoma prolonged survival.
#Neurology #Oncology #brain

[3/5] DCVax-L was found to be promising in extending survival for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma who are also receiving standard treatment for their disease.
#HealthcareNews #medicine #MedEd

[4/5] To read more, please check out the full summary here: 2minutemedicine.com/autologous-tum…

[5/5] We also have a visual abstract for you, summarizing a study demonstrating that #Carboplatin holds potential as an adjunct therapy for recurrent high-grade #glioma treatment.