- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 15
- Latest action
- Apr 8, 2025
What it does
The BRAIN Act aims to advance brain tumor research and improve patient care by establishing a Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network, funding brain tumor-related cellular immunotherapy research, creating a national public awareness campaign on cancer clinical trials and biomarker testing, launching pilot programs for brain tumor survivor care, and requiring transparency in NIH-funded biospecimen collections. It affects researchers, healthcare providers, patients with brain tumors (including pediatric cases), and entities managing biospecimen collections, with reporting requirements for existing and new collections and oversight mechanisms for noncompliance. The bill authorizes specific annual…
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
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