Neat News 1928 (added 2021-04-11)

Drug against brain cancer

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In a small trial of ten patients, a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy drugs, ipatasertib and atezolizumab, was applied to treat advanced glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer that is currently very difficult to treat. Two patients responded well, for one the cancer seems to have disappeared. More research is needed.

related: #glioblastoma #chemotherapy

News seen at: The Guardian - Science