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Clinical trials and the blood-brain barrier | 20-Minute Health Talk

The COVID-19 vaccines have put a spotlight on the importance of clinical trials. John Boockvar, MD, is vice chair of neurosurgery at Lenox Hill Hospital and an internationally recognized researcher specializing in brain tumors and stem cell biology. He explains the importance of clinical trials; bypassing the blood-brain barrier; his connection with the inventor of mRNA technology; and his experience leading investigations into experimental treatments for glioblastoma — the deadliest form of brain cancer. Listen to the full episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Chapters: 00:01 - How clinical trials improve outcomes 01:15 - Why clinical research is important 02:17 - Benefits of clinical trials 03:52 - Studying the blood-brain barrier 04:55 - Intra-arterial chemotherapy 05:29 = What is the blood-brain barrier? 06:01 - Discovering the blood-brain barrier 06:47 - Glioblastoma survival rate 07:31 - Raising brain tumor awareness 08:55 - What is the omentum? 09:43 - Omentum as brain cancer treatment More on the expert Dr. Boockvar is a world-renowned brain tumor expert. He is also Director of the Brain Tumor Center at Lenox Hill; and director of the Laboratory for Brain Tumor Biology and Therapy at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Along with his fellow neurosurgeons, he was the subject of the highly-acclaimed Netflix docudrama in 2020, “Lenox Hill.”