Tag: malignant head and neck neopla

Failure to Communicate Doc-to-Doc Blamed for Patients Death

The family of a man who died from a rare and feared complication of head and neck cancer has filed a $34 million lawsuit against the medical center where he was treated, alleging that his death would have been avoided had there been better communication between the surgical oncologist and the treatment team. The patient

Oncolytic Adenovirus Delivered by Neural Stem Cells Shows Promise Against Malignant Glioma

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with an engineered oncolytic adenovirus delivered by neural stem cells appears feasible and safe in patients with malignant gliomas, according to new research. The small, first-in-human trial also found signs of anti-tumor activity with the therapy, known as NSC-CRAd-S-pk7, especially in patients with gliomas with unmethylated MGMT promoters, Dr.