Dear Colleagues, The AANS/CNS Tumor Section Satellite meeting is finally upon us.  The Satellite meeting is filled with timely and impactful lectures on spinal oncology, the tumor microenvironment, endoscopic skull base surgery, neurosurgeons ...

The past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought the impact of socioeconomic disparity on health outcomes to the forefront of national attention. The pandemic laid bare the disparate access to medical care felt by those at the lowest rungs of...

The Joint Section on Tumors' much anticipated 15th Biennial Tumor Section Satellite Symposium has been rescheduled for October 15–16, 2021 , in Austin, Texas. The meeting theme will be Neurosurgical Oncology: A Vision for the Future. This two-day confe...

The Tumor Section is planning for a dynamic educational program for the CNS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, Oct 16-20, 2021. Registrants who sign up for both the CNS Annual Meeting (free registration) and the Tumor Section meeting will save $100. Highlights...

While we were all disappointed that the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting was transitioned to a virtual format. Like any challenge it brings opportunity along with adversity, particularly to reach a wider audience. The frustration of this circumstance brings...

The Tumor Section has forged new relationships with two nonprofit organizations that have now provided $250,000 in brain tumor research grant funding to NREF applicants since 2020. The Tumor Section in partnership with the brain tumor nonprofit organizations,...

The Awards Committee is happy to report that the Tumor Section offered 27 awards to high scoring abstracts submitted this year, more than any other section at the AANS and CNS meetings.  While the pandemic limited our ability to physically come together ...

The Journal of Neuro-Oncology (JNO) is the official journal of the AANS and CNS Tumor Section. Several other prominent organizations also help to sponsor the journal. These include the Radiosurgery Society (RSS), the Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology...

During the pandemic, I have been both inspired and humbled by the resiliency and dedication of the SNO membership who, despite many obstacles, have remained focused and steadfast in their commitment to advance the field of neuro-oncology and improve...

The Society of NeuroOncology and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, in collaboration with the Tumor Section and The Neurosurgical Atlas, have produced a Virtual Brain Tumor Board conference series. This multidisciplinary conference, involving neurosurgeons,...

The 2021 Virtual symposium on February 13, 2021, was a great success, with 609 participants. The best abstracts were presented, and they are still available online as recorded talks along with the electronic posters until the NASBS 31st Annual Meeting...

CNS Foundation Innovative Seed Grant has recently approved the: CNS Foundation/Harvard-Massachusetts General Neurosurgery International Observership Program (IOP ) which will be accepting application in Fall 2021.  One selected candidate will spend ...

Clinical Trial Highlight: 08/25/2021 ABTC -1801:  BGB-290 and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Recurrent Gliomas With IDH1/2 Mutations Brief Summary This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and how well BGB-290  (a PARP Inhibitor) and...

The Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-oncology of Sub-Saharan Africa (SNOSSA) was held, again, as in 2020, virtually, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event was a success, with over 150 registrants representing 28 countries. The...

LITT and Pembrolizumab in Recurrent Brain Metastasis (TORCH) This is an open-label, historically controlled pilot study investigating the immune effect of Laser Interstitial ThermotHerapy (LITT)+ pembrolizumab in adult patients with a primary cancer...

Throughout 2021, the AANS Young Neurosurgeon’s Committee (YNC), under chair Dr. Jeremiah Johnson, has continued to adapt to the pandemic-influenced academic environment.  The Instagram account (@Youngneuros ) and Twitter account (@Youngneuros ) continue to...

AANS/CNS Section on Tumors Leadership & Committees Chair Jason Sheehan Secretary & Treasurer Isabelle Germano Past Chair; Nominating Manish Aghi Advisory Board Fred Barker Advisory Board Steven...