aggressive brain tumors

Cancer cells with a long breath: seeking the origin of brain tum...

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 23:00

(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) Medulloblastomas are common and aggressive brain tumors that occur mostly in children and teenagers.

In two studies, working together with international scientific teams, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München medical scientist Dr.

Ulrich Schüller has now successfully revealed the type of cell from which these tumors arise -- which could lead us to more targeted and thus better therapies for these cerebellar tumors.