Doctors are fighting brain cancer by growing mini-brains
Dissected tumor pieces that will be used to grow brain organoids.Penn Medicine Glioblastoma is one of the most common and aggressive forms of brain cancer, and it is particularly difficult to treat. Now, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have come up with a new approach to treatment for the disease, by growing organoids based on a patient’s own tumor to find the most effective treatments. Digital Trends spoke to senior author Dr....