An estimated 62,930 new primary brain tumors are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2010. Of these, 22,070 will be malignant. Currently, it is estimated that there are more than 612,000 persons living with a primary brain tumor in the U.S. with 124,000 of those tumors being malignant.
The consequence? Nearly 13,000 patients will die from a malignant brain tumor this year.
Barrow Neurological Institute is launching a new Brain Tumor Research Center. As one of the busiest brain tumor centers in the country, our team of clinical and scientific experts will combine cutting-edge research and treatment options to benefit both physicians and their patients. The Center will be designed to stimulate scientific discovery, improve interdisciplinary collaboration, and serve as a national center for brain tumor clinical trials. The Barrow Brain Tumor Research Center will take advantage of Barrow’s expertise in imaging, surgery, research, and stem-cell science to pursue breakthroughs in the field of neuro-oncology.
Hear what Nader Sanai, director of BBTRC, says about the Center:
Learn more about Dr. Nader Sanai, BBTRC director
Meet the BBTRC Steering Committee
It is a sad fact that the life expectancy of adults diagnosed with a glioma, the most serious type of brain tumor, has remained virtually unchanged since the 1970s. Barrow is in a unique position—given the number of brain tumor patients we see, our broad range of cancer experts, and our current leadership in this area—to build a research center dedicated to making scientific discoveries in the lab that can be quickly applied to patient care.
The Barrow Brain Tumor Research Center will seek to advance brain tumor patient therapies by developing new avenues of creative clinical and research collaboration, introducing a rapid-sequence clinical trials program, and amplifying Barrow’s participation in the national and international brain tumor community. For patients and their providers, this equates to new treatment options and new hope for near-term innovations that will change the course of these deadly diseases.
Barrow Neurological Foundation is seeking to raise $17 million to endow the Barrow Brain Tumor Research Center and to support initial laboratory start up. Donate to the BBTRC. For more information about the Center and how you can support it, call the Foundation at
602-406-3041.
