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The OncLive Brain Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various types of brain cancer, including glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, and more. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research in brain cancer.

Berubicin Demonstrates Early Promise in Recurrent or Refractory Glioblastoma Multiforme

August 15th 2023

Berubicin was found to have acceptable tolerability when administered as second-line treatment in patients with recurrent or refractory glioblastoma multiforme.

FDA Awards Orphan Drug Designation to LSTA1 for Malignant Glioma

August 8th 2023

The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to LSTA1 for use as a potential therapeutic option in patients with malignant glioma, according to an announcement from Lisata Therapeutics, Inc.

INDIGO Trial Supports Vorasidenib as Effective Targeted Therapeutic in IDH1/2+ Low-Grade Glioma

August 7th 2023

Rimas V. Lukas, MD, reflects on the key points of his presentation delivered at the 2023 Best of ASCO Meeting, which comprised existing unmet needs in low-grade glioma, key efficacy and safety findings from the INDIGO trial, and the viability of vorasidenib-based combination regimens for future investigation.

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to ABM-1310 for BRAF V600–Mutant Glioblastoma

August 3rd 2023

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to ABM-1310 for the treatment of patients with BRAF V600–mutant glioblastoma.

FDA Awards Orphan Drug Designation to Gallium Maltolate for Pediatric Glioblastoma Multiforme

July 18th 2023

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to gallium maltolate for use as a potential therapeutic option in pediatric patients with glioblastoma multiforme.

NOX-A12 Plus Radiotherapy and Bevacizumab Produces Responses in Previously Untreated Glioblastoma

July 17th 2023

The addition of the CXCL12 inhibitor NOX-A12 to standard-of-care radiotherapy and bevacizumab elicited responses when used as first-line treatment in patients with glioblastoma, according to updated data from the expansion arm of the phase 1/2 GLORIA trial.

PRT811 Showcases Early Signals of Efficacy in IDH-Mutant Glioma and Uveal Melanoma

July 10th 2023

Varun Monga, MBBS, discusses the mechanism of action of PRT811, key efficacy and safety findings from a phase 1 trial investigating the agent, and potential future directions with this agent in uveal melanoma and IDH-mutant high-grade glioma.

Examining LIFU–Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma: Excitement Surrounding Focused Ultrasound Waves

July 4th 2023

In this last episode of OncChats: Examining LIFU–Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma, Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, FASCO, and Michael W. McDermott, MD, shed light on the excitement surrounding the use of low-intensity focused ultrasound in cancer and other conditions.

European Commission Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Temferon for Glioma

June 30th 2023

The European Commission has granted an orphan drug designation to Temferon for the treatment of patients with glioma, joining glioblastoma multiforme in its designation.

NOX-A12 Plus Bevacizumab and Radiotherapy Shows Sustained Survival in Glioblastoma

June 29th 2023

The addition of the CXCL12 inhibitor NOX-A12 to standard frontline therapy with radiation and bevacizumab led to an overall survival rate of 83% at a median follow-up of 15 months in patients with glioblastoma.

Examining LIFU–Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma: Raising the Bar With the LIMITLESS Trial

June 27th 2023

In this fourth episode of OncChats: Examining LIFU–Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma, Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, FASCO, and Michael W. McDermott, MD, discuss the key objectives of the phase 3 LIMITLESS study (NCT05317858) examining low-intensity focused ultrasound with immunotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with lung cancer and brain metastases.

Dr Monga on the Investigation of PRT811 in High-Grade Glioma or Uveal Melanoma

June 26th 2023

Varun Monga, MD, discusses the investigation of the protein arginine methyltransferase 5 brain-penetrant inhibitor PRT811 in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma or uveal melanoma.

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to ERAS-801 for Malignant Glioma

June 23rd 2023

The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to the orally bioavailable, reversible small molecule EGFR inhibitor ERAS-801 for the treatment of patients with malignant glioma, including glioblastoma.

Examining LIFU-Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma: Key Objectives of the LIBERATE Trial

June 20th 2023

In this third episode of OncChats: Examining LIFU–Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma, Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, FASCO, and Michael W. McDermott, MD, discuss the LIBERATE study (NCT05383872) examining low-intensity focused ultrasound in patients with glioblastoma.

Examining LIFU-Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma: Deriving Benefit From the Technology

June 13th 2023

In this second episode of OncChats: Examining LIFU–Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma, Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, FASCO, and Michael W. McDermott, MD, discuss the success observed with low-intensity focused ultrasound in essential tremors and the hope for this approach in brain cancer.

Dr Shaw on the Heterogeneity Between Paired Primary and Metastatic Solid Tumors

June 10th 2023

Timothy I Shaw, PhD, discusses the genetic heterogeneity between paired primary and metastatic solid tumors, as well as the implications for neoantigen-based personalized vaccines in cancer care.

Dr Peters on Vorasidenib in Residual or Recurrent IDH1/2-Mutant Glioma

June 6th 2023

Katherine B. Peters, MD, PhD, discusses findings from the phase 3 INDIGO trial of vorasidenib in patients with recurrent or residual grade 2 glioma harboring an IDH1 or IDH2 mutation and how these results support the addition of vorasidenib to the treatment armamentarium.

Examining LIFU-Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma: Overview and Rationale

June 6th 2023

In this first episode of OncChats: Examining LIFU–Aided Liquid Biopsy in Glioblastoma, Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia, MD, MBA, FASCO, and Michael W. McDermott, MD, explain how low-intensity focused ultrasound works and the rationale for examining its use in cancer and other conditions.

PRT811 Elicits Responses and Shows Safety in Advanced Glioma and Uveal Melanoma

June 5th 2023

The protein arginine methyltransferase 5 brain-penetrant inhibitor PRT811 demonstrated preliminary antitumor activity and acceptable safety for patients with recurrent high-grade glioma and advanced or metastatic uveal melanoma, according to data from the dose-expansion portion of a phase 1 trial presented at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Tovorafenib Presents Opportunity for Tumor Reduction in Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma

June 4th 2023

Treatment with tovorafenib elicited encouraging and fast onset responses in heavily pretreated pediatric patients with low-grade glioma regardless of response assessment criteria, according to data from the phase 2 FIREFLY-1 trial that were presented at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.