Brain tumour chemotherapy is challenging as most drugs cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier.ut now, soon, a common pinworm medication "Mebendazole " could replace the current treatment used for certain brain cancers.These findings from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research’s Karches Center for Oncology Research could help to extend the lives of patients suffering from one of the most common types of brain tumors, low-grade glioma. Low-grade glioma is a tumor that originates from cells that support and protect the brain’s nervous system. Treatments for these tumors include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
Brain tumor chemotherapy is challenging as most drugs cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier, a natural defense mechanism that prevents substances in the bloodstream from getting into the brain. For example, vincristine is a drug that is routinely used as part of…
