Nothing else works for us---Let's try diphtheria toxin!

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Yes, mainstream's new " wonder life-extender " for glioblastoma is....

" altered " diphtheria toxin!

Glioblastoma - Treatment for Brain Tumor

Clinical Trial Brings Hope for Brain Tumor Patients

Westchester Medical Center is one of only about two dozen hospitals

across the country participating in a clinical trial of a new

malignant brain tumor treatment.

The trial has the potential to bring new hope to those patients

suffering from a type of brain cancer called a glioblastoma - an

extremely difficult tumor to treat, with poor survival rates.

In the trial, doctors at Westchester Medical Center deliver an

experimental medication made with diphtheria toxin through a

catheter. The drug, called TransMID, is an altered form of the

diphtheria toxin and is delivered over a 4-5 day time period. The

lengthy delivery method is to ensure that the brain is not

overwhelmed with excess fluid.

In earlier clinical trials of TransMID, 35 percent of patients had

their tumors reduced by 50 percent or more and experienced an

increase in life expectancy.

The current trial includes more than 100 patients and is expected to

run through 2006.

For more information, please call (914) 493 - 2068, or visit our

Clinical Trials and Research area.