Stopping the deadly spread of glioblastoma
Gillian Rutherford - 4 June 2026
PhD graduate Daniel Won-Shik Choi (Medicine & Dentistry) and a team of U of A experimental oncology researchers discover a way to inhibit brain cancer’s infiltration mechanism. In newly published research, they identify a potential treatment target to slow or even stop it.
Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of cancer that affects four in 100,000 people, according to Brain Tumour Canada, with an average survival of 12 to 18 months.