Gliomas are the most common primary brain tumor. Among all forms of glioma, glioblastoma is both the most aggressive and the most common, representing as many as 55% percent of all gliomas according to data from the National Institutes of Health.

The challenges to treating glioblastoma are many, which is part of why it so deadly. Glioma is often diagnosed at later stages of the disease. In addition, glioblastoma could be considered two diseases: one comprising a solid tumor that most often forms in the frontal or temporal lobes and the other an infiltrating element that coexists with normal brain cells. Treatment that involves surgically removing the tumor, therefore, cannot address the second element.

Currently an incurable cancer, most treatments focus on controlling the tumor to prese

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