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brainstem glioma

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brainstem glioma
Neurology A tumor of the pons and medulla which comprises ±15% of pediatric brain tumors Clinical Double vision, facial weakness, vomiting, gait ataxia Management RT, chemotherapy Mortality Up to 30%


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announced in January that it has partnered with Premier Research, a global clinical research services provider, to initiate and manage a pivotal phase III clinical trial of combination antineoplastons therapy (ANP) plus radiation therapy in children newly diagnosed with a type of brainstem tumor: diffuse intrinsic brainstem glioma (DBSG).
Although they are considered typical for the pediatric age group, it has been shown that brainstem gliomas could lead to increased mortality in NF1 adults.
In phase II studies, a total of eighty evaluable patients with advanced non-operable brainstem glioma (BSG) have been treated with ANP administered intravenously through an ambulatory infusion pump.
 
 
 
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