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Hi, @marcyprof - did you end up doing treatment with the neuroinfusion drug device? If so, how did it go? This was for glioblastoma, correct?

I also thought that @kate4damian @ginette55 @sarasally2 @debraannk and @becsbuddy might be interested in your response.

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Hello @lisalucier, I discussed this device with my neurosurgeon, a researcher-expert in the field of GBM. He told me that this device does not meet the needs precisely because it pours the poison-chemo locally while brain tumors are known to be infiltrative (arborescent). He therefore prefers intra-arterial chemotherapy, which is scattered in all blood vessels.
I was a little disappointed because the chemo poisons my whole body (and not just my tumor). This is also the reason why, after 14 treatments over 15 months, we have just stopped this medicine. In the coming months, we will see if my tumor, which is atypical, does not remain stable by itself.
So, according to my doctor, this technique would not be suitable for GBM multiform. But perhaps other neurologists would see an interest in it?