Author: Piers Townley

TV presenter Phil Spencer prepares to take on the Everest in the Alps expedition to raise funds for life-saving research into childhood brain tumours

A phase 2 clinical trial testing an immunotherapy drug called ipilimumab to treat patients with glioblastomas has been announced in the United Kingdom

Proud to announce our innovative charity partnership with Sulla Investment

On 6 March, we’re hosting a unique opportunity to get your research questions answered as our Scientific Advisory Board comes together from across the globe

Results of two phase 2 clinical trials testing cabozantinib suggest that anti-angiogenic therapy could be used to treat glioblastomas

We were proud to stand alongside some of our inspirational supporters at the House of Commons today to press for better UK-wide services for children with life-limiting illnesses

Channel 4 presenter of Location, Location, Location and Love it or List It to join charity’s epic ski tour challenge in Verbier, Switzerland

Elena had been suffering excruciating headaches for over a year but it was one Tuesday morning in May 2015 that she took action

Already an accomplished singer and guest judge on the new Saturday BBC1 show, All Together Now, Simon, has now set his eyes on one of his biggest challenges yet; to take on the London Marathon wearing the revolutionary ReWalk exo-suit

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital prepare to launch a phase 1 clinical trial to test the combination therapy of hydroxyurea and temozolomide (TMZ)

Our Research Engagement Manager Becky Birch, outlines developments highlighted by Tessa Jowell’s debate

Former Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell led a debate in the House of Lords yesterday where she asked the Government to support her call for an acceleration of new cancer treatments and improvements in patient care

Our Policy & Public Affairs Manager Cameron Miller, reflects of Tessa Jowell’s moving House of Lords debate today

In her interview on the Today programme, Tessa Jowell talked about adaptive clinical trials. Find out more

Former cabinet Minister Tessa Jowell appeared on the Today programme this morning talking about her brain tumour diagnosis and need for more research into the disease

Former cabinet Minister Tessa Jowell will speak out for the first time later this week about her brain tumour diagnosis as she spearheads a public debate about cancer treatments and life expectancy

A study involving multiple institutions in the United States reported that conventional cancer therapy initiates a series of events that encourage living cancer cells to grow and develop new tumours

Our Young Ambassador Chandos Green is set to take on the challenge of his life

This March, we are aiming to raise £150,000 to fund a life-saving research project for over two years

Researchers have discovered that the circadian rhythm, also known as a person’s ‘internal clock’, could hold the answers to develop new therapies for glioblastoma

Pioneering web-app will help patients and researchers

Scotland-based charity, Worldwide Cancer Research, has formed a unique partnership with us to fund two outstanding scientists’ work on brain cancer

Research funded by The Brain Tumour Charity has proved for the first time that a naturally-occurring virus can cross the blood-brain barrier in humans and attack tumour cells in the brain

Our Policy & Public Affairs Manager Cameron Miller outlines why 2017 was a fantastic year for the Policy Team at The Brain Tumour Charity