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Brain Cancer

Trial and Discovery

May 20, 2025

Carolina researchers are pushing the boundaries of medicine through clinical trials — driving innovation, uncovering new therapies, and shaping a future where science transforms lives.

A Living Scalpel to Fight Brain Cancer

January 10, 2017

A new technique uses stem cells to deliver anti-cancer drugs to aggressive brain tumors that are, otherwise, often inaccessible. This potentially life-saving treatment was developed by UNC pharmacoengineer Shawn Hingtgen.

Radiation Revolution

January 8, 2014

Designed to kill tumors, microbeams spare surrounding tissue.

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UNC Research Stories is the online magazine of research and creative activity at UNC-Chapel Hill. UNC Research Stories is published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.