Charities unite to find a cure for brain tumours

Two leading cancer charities have committed to establishing a brain tumour research centre in Scotland in an attempt to find a cure.

Brain Tumour Research and the Beatson Cancer Charity will bring together leading experts in the field to develop treatments for the highly aggressive brain tumour glioblastoma (GBM) in partnership with Glasgow University and Edinburgh University.

The centre will be home to the largest group of GBM researchers anywhere in the UK.

Dan Knowles, Brain Tumour Research chief executive, said: “New, improved treatments for GBM patients are desperately needed. At present, new discoveries and approaches are not progressing quickly enough into clinical testing in patients.

“The Scottish Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence will help bridge this gap leading to pivotal preclinical proof-of-concept data