Boosting Brain Tumor Research, Treatment Access, and Long-Term Survivor Care.
This law allocates significant funding to accelerate research into new brain tumor treatments, including glioblastoma and CAR-T cell therapy. It establishes a national public awareness campaign to educate patients and providers about clinical trials and biomarker testing. Crucially, it funds pilot programs aimed at developing better long-term monitoring and coordinated care models for brain tumor survivors.
Key points
Increased funding for aggressive brain tumor research ($50M annually for Glioblastoma Network and $10M for CAR-T therapy development).
National campaign to boost public awareness of clinical trials and biomarker testing, helping patients access advanced treatment options.
Development of pilot programs to improve lifelong monitoring and coordinated care for adult and pediatric brain tumor survivors.
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