A team of researchers has been able to add an important resource to study leptomeningeal disease by successfully growing and culturing circulating tumor cells derived from the cerebrospinal fluid of ...

Leptomeningeal disease is a rare complication of several different types of cancer, including melanoma. It occurs when tumor cells migrate to the cerebrospinal fluid and the tissue that surrounds the ...

When I found out I had a metastasis to my brain, I felt so uncertain, until I learned more about leptomeningeal disease. When I started having severe headaches back in November 2023 that were not my ...

Researchers assessed treatment patterns and outcomes of patients with non-small cell lung (NSCLC) cancer and leptomeningeal disease exposed to osimertinib. Recent study findings suggest prior exposure ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 27-year-old female with a past medical history of acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented with headache. She ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. UCLA researchers are working on a paper-based test to ...

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have been awarded a $22.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of War to lead groundbreaking studies and clinical trials for leptomeningeal disease, a ...

Extending the lifespans of patients with breast cancer with novel therapeutic interventions comes with a downside: It has made patients more susceptible to leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC), an ...

Direct Translation of a Protracted Irinotecan Schedule From a Xenograft Model to a Phase I Trial in Children PURPOSE: Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) significantly affects the prognosis and treatment of ...

In leptomeningeal disease, cancer cells spread to the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The disease is currently treated with systemic or intrathecal chemotherapy, whole-brain radiation ...