Meetings - NCI-CONNECTions
News and updates about rare brain and spine tumor meetings and workshops held at NIH to bring together worldwide leaders in neuro-oncology.
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Advancing the Science of Survivorship in Neuro-OncologyDr. Terri Armstrong joined fellow leaders in the field of cancer survivorship to discuss the needs of those living with brain and spine tumors, as well as goals for the future and research funding opportunities.
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Mark Gilbert, M.D., Earns American Brain Tumor Association’s Joel A. Gingras Jr. AwardNCI Neuro-Oncology Branch Chief Mark Gilbert received the American Brain Tumor Association’s Joel A. Gingras Jr. Award for spearheading brain tumor research collaborations and expanding clinical trial access.
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Symposium to Advance Neuro-Oncology Survivorship CareNeuro-oncology providers, researchers, advocates, patients, and care partners gathered virtually to learn and discuss the challenges experienced by persons living with brain and spine tumors and develop survivorship care guidelines.
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World Summit of Brain Tumour Patient AdvocatesPatient advocates from around the world gathered to share and discuss ways to improve outcomes for people with brain tumors through collaborations, knowledge and hope.
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Collaborating Globally to Impact Outcomes for Brain and Spine CancersWorld-renowned neuro-oncology researchers and health care providers gathered virtually to share their work, the challenges and possible solutions to improve patient outcomes across central nervous system cancers.
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Adult Medulloblastoma Workshop ReportNeuro-oncology experts from multiple disciplines met to discuss the scientific progress and challenges of treating medulloblastoma in adults and to find ways to collaborate to advance research and treatments.
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Histone Mutated Midline Glioma Workshop ReportNeuro-oncology experts worldwide met to advance their knowledge and collaborate to find better treatments for people with histone mutated midline gliomas.
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Oligodendroglioma Workshop ReportNeuro-oncology experts worldwide met to advance their knowledge and collaborate to find better treatments for people with oligodendroglioma.
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NCI-CONNECT and BTTC 2019 MeetingsRead a summary of the 2019 NCI-CONNECT and BTTC meetings to learn about the latest brain and spine tumor advances and clinical trials.
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Ependymoma MeetingNeuro-oncology experts worldwide met to advance their knowledge and collaborate to find better treatments for people with ependymoma.