Meningeal lymphatic network: A new avenue in the treatment of brain tumors

(INSERM (Institut national de la sant é et de la recherche m é dicale)) Glioblastomas are the most common type of brain tumor, and their prognosis is often highly unfavorable. A collaborative study by Jean-L é on Thomas, Inserm researcher at the Brain& Spine Institute (Inserm/CNRS/Sorbonne Universit é ) and Piti é -Salp ê tri è re Hospital AP-HP, and Akiko Iwasaki (Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, USA), has revealed the beneficial role played by the meningeal lymphatic vascular network in treating these tumors -- in the short and longer term.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news