title: Neuro-oncology biotech industry progress report.
abstract: The Brain Tumor Biotech Center at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with Voices Against Brain Cancer hosted The Brain Tumor Biotech Summit at in New York City in June 2015. The focus was once again on fostering collaboration between neuro-oncologist, neurosurgeons, scientists, leaders from biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, and members of the financial community. The summit highlighted the recent advances in the treatment of brain tumor, and specifically focused on targeting of stem cells and EGFR, use of prophage and immunostimulatory vaccines, retroviral vectors for drug delivery, biologic prodrug, Cesium brachytherapy, and use of electric field to disrupt tumor cell proliferation. This article summarizes the current progress in brain tumor research as presented at 2015 The Brain Tumor Biotech Summit.
authors.affiliation: Brain Tumor Biotech Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA. chakrabs@gmail.com.|Department of Neurological Surgery, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA. chakrabs@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shamik
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8627-6598
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: Brain Tumor Biotech Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Imithri
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bodhinayake
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Amrit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiluwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA.|Department of Neurological Surgery and Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Lenox Hill Brain Tumor Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.affiliation: Brain Tumor Biotech Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Rosamaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruggieri
authors.affiliation: Brain Tumor Biotech Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Symons
authors.affiliation: Brain Tumor Biotech Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA.|Department of Neurological Surgery, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA.|Department of Neurological Surgery and Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Lenox Hill Brain Tumor Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boockvar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001709:Biotechnology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004345:Drug Industry; D006801:Humans
keywords: Biotechnology; Brain tumors; Glioblastoma