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Blood test may show if glioblastoma treatment works (Level A1) — red and black heart illustration

Blood test may show if glioblastoma treatment worksCEFR A1

17 Dec 2025

Adapted from Michigan State, Futurity CC BY 4.0

Photo by Dippyaman Nath, Unsplash

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  • Researchers found a new blood test.
  • It can show if treatment works.
  • Glioblastoma is a serious brain cancer.
  • Many patients die within a few years.
  • Tumor cells grow into brain tissue.
  • Many drugs cannot reach the brain.
  • A device opens the blood–brain barrier.
  • Blood tests catch tiny tumor particles.
  • Doctors can check treatment with blood.

Difficult words

  • researcherA person who studies and tests things.
    Researchers
  • treatmentMedicine or actions to help a sick person.
  • glioblastomaA serious cancer that starts in the brain.
  • tumorA mass of cells that should not grow.
  • blood–brain barrierA barrier that stops many drugs reaching brain.

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Discussion questions

  • Have you ever had a blood test?
  • Would you want a blood test to check treatment?
  • Do you think medicine can reach the brain?

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