Glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and lethal brain cancers, has a five-year survival rate of only 6.9%, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. While the relationship between glioblastoma and cell death, also called necrosis, has been established, it had remained unclear whether it contributed to cancer growth or was merely a byproduct of the disease, said Daniel J Brat, MD, Ph.D., chair and the Magerstadt Professor of Pathology, who was senior author of the study.
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