
"He went through six operations and was placed on a clinical trial so he could try new treatments.”
This study looked at blood samples to find out more about the genetic causes of brain tumours.
There are several risk factors associated with developing brain tumours. There are some inherited conditions that we know increase risk, but these are quite rare.
Doctors want to find other genetic changes (mutations) that may increase the risk of brain tumours, and may be slightly more common. They hope that in the future this could help diagnose brain tumours earlier, and help develop new treatments.
In this study, the research team collected blood samples from people who had brain tumours, and people who didn’t. They compared the genetic changes in the two groups to help identify differences that may affect someone’s risk of developing a brain tumour.
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Professor Richard Houlston
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)
Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer
National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Freephone 0808 800 4040
"He went through six operations and was placed on a clinical trial so he could try new treatments.”