Scientists from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Center for Cancer Research, and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a blood test that, they believe, could ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that the loss or decreased expression of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN plays a central role in the malignant transformation of benign nerve tumors called ...

A novel liquid biopsy test has been shown to distinguish between patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who have benign plexiform neurofibroma (PN) precursor lesions from patients who have ...

Researchers conducting a preclinical study in mice successfully used targeted molecular therapy to block mostly untreatable nerve tumors that develop in people with the genetic disorder ...

Oral selumetinib (AstraZeneca) reduces tumor volume in children with inoperable plexiform neurofibroma, benign tumors of peripheral nerves related to neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), with acceptable ...

Benign tumors, neurofibromas can arise anywhere along a nerve fiber and usually involve nerves in or near the skin. The tumors are populated by Schwann cells, fibroblasts, mast cells, and vascular ...

One day two years ago, a Johns Hopkins neuro-oncologist named Jaishri O'Neill Blakeley was conversing with a colleague about her research on tumors of the nervous system. The tumors are called ...

People with an inherited condition known as neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1, often develop non-cancerous, or benign, tumors that grow along nerves. These tumors can sometimes turn into aggressive ...

Q: A doctor said the rashes on my son's back were “coffee spots” and that meant he might have neurofibromatosis. I read there is a new treatment for this condition; is it a cure? A: Café-au-lait spots ...

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center showed for the first time that the loss or decreased expression of the tumor suppressor gene PTEN plays a central role in the malignant ...