A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

Glioblastoma is the most severe form of brain cancer in adults. The aggressiveness of this cancer is largely due to its ability to invade surrounding brain tissue, making the tumor difficult to remove by surgery. Now, a research team led by Diogo Castro, from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia (IGC, Portugal), has discovered a genetic programme that controls the invasiveness of this form of cancer. This research, published in The EMBO Journal, may open avenues for developing new therapies.