March 24, 2025
Tag: Neuro-oncology Clinical Program
November 19, 2024
Low-frequency focused ultrasound donation allows UNC to enroll brain tumor patients in a new clinical trial
A gift has equipped UNC Health with focused ultrasound technology to advance research in therapeutic applications, including a clinical trial for a glioblastoma diagnostic procedure.
October 2, 2024
Medscape: Integrative Medicine in Neuro-oncology: Virtual Group Visits
August 22, 2024
Patient’s ER visit turns into brain surgery, cancer diagnosis
After experiencing sudden vertigo spells, Jennifer White was diagnosed with a tumor in her cerebellum, the area of the brain that controls balance and coordination.
April 17, 2024
Ivanhoe Broadcast News: Brain Cancer: Targeted by Immunotherapy
January 26, 2024
How medical advances are improving glioblastoma care
Neuro-oncologist Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, discusses glioblastoma symptoms, standard treatment and clinical trials.
November 28, 2023
What you need to know about glioma brain tumors
UNC Lineberger's Dominique Higgins, MD, PhD, a neurosurgical oncologist, shares what gliomas are and how they’re treated.
August 4, 2023
Ukrainian refugee seeks brain tumor treatment at UNC Health
Hanna was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, which required a highly skilled and experienced neurosurgeon and is an area of expertise for neurosurgical oncologist Dominique Higgins, MD, PhD.
January 25, 2023
Devising a smarter way to treat brain tumors
Shawn Hingtgen, PhD, and his lab team have developed a method they call a “slice platform” that may help clinicians choose the best treatment for their brain tumor patients.
June 28, 2019
Grateful patient works with lab team to find cancer therapies
David Hesmer is a volunteer in a UNC Lineberger lab, helping to further the study of glioblastoma, something he knows a lot about: he was treated for glioblastoma at the N.C. Cancer Hospital.