GREAT NEWS REGARDING APPROVAL OF VORASIDENIB IN THE UK! We are delighted to be able to report to you that NICE has announced today that vorasidenib has been approved by them for prescribing to low-grade glioma (LGG) grade 2 patients who have had surgery but no other treatments, within the NHS. Since 2023,  Astro Brain Tumour […]

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Association of MGMT status with survival in low and high-grade IDH-mutant astrocytomas. Background MGMT is one of the key genes associated with tumour progression and drug resistance. In short, it is an example of a Tumour Suppressor Gene — a class of genes that, when active, prevent cells from becoming malignant. MGMT encodes a protein […]

COFFEE & BINGO EVENTS Trustee Neal’s sister Carol Blatherwick has donated £100 to ABTF being money raised from coffee and bingo events. We continue to support the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Brain Tumours which seeks to raise awareness of the issues facing the brain tumour community to improve research, diagnosis, information, support, treatment and […]