glioblastomaIt is known as one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. After this disease occurs, most patients die within 1-1.5 years, and the proportion of those who survive longer than 5 years is only 7% It is stated that. Moreover, during this process, the disease also has symptoms such as headaches, memory loss, and changes in thinking and behavior.

Among the treatments currently used surgery, radiation and chemotherapy It is located. These methods provide temporary solutions and treat the symptoms of the disease, not the disease itself. The body cannot develop a natural defense against these cancer cells, and the drugs administered generally cannot cross the blood-brain barrier.

It may be possible to train the immune system against this cancer

At this point, scientists immunotherapy He thinks a treatment method called treatment could be hope. Immunotherapy focuses on training the body’s immune system to destroy these cancer cells. According to spinal fluid research with a special injection showed that this treatment can be applied. There is no approved version of this treatment yet and it has some side effects.

Scientists are now to improve treatment They are taking steps to collaborate with experts from different fields. It is hoped that this research will lead to more effective solutions for complex diseases such as glioblastoma.