Massachusetts General Hospital Researchers Identify Promising Treatment for Deadly Cancer
June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 10 -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release:
A drug already in use for several cancers was found effective in a study of leptomeningeal dissemination of cancer (LMD). LMD affects the lining of the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges. About 5-10% of patients with solid tumors eventually develop cancers in these parts of the central nervous system.
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy to metastasize to t . . .
A drug already in use for several cancers was found effective in a study of leptomeningeal dissemination of cancer (LMD). LMD affects the lining of the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges. About 5-10% of patients with solid tumors eventually develop cancers in these parts of the central nervous system.
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy to metastasize to t . . .