Brain Tumor / Brain Cancer Symptoms, Diagnoses, Treatments and Clinical Trials

Officers

Al Musella, DPM
President

Mitchell Siegel
Vice President

Steven Ruttgeizer
Treasurer

Neal Houslanger, DPM
Secretary

Medical Advisory Board

Keith Black MD
Cedars Sinai
Medical Center

Robert A. Fink, MD, FACS
Berkeley, California

Arno Fried, MD
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Henry Friedman, MD
The Brain Tumor
Center At Duke

Roberta Hayes, Ph.D.
New York, NY

Gil Lederman, MD
Radiosurgery New York

Mark Levin, MD
New York, NY

Linda Liau, MD, Ph.D.
UCLA Medical Center

John R. Mangiardi, MD
Optimus Services, LLC

Michael Schulder, MD
North Shore
University Hospital
NY

Virginia Stark-
Vance, M.D.
Dallas,Tx
Fort Worth, Tx

Hideho Okada MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Cancer Institute

Stephen Thompson, MD
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Paul M. Zeltzer MD
Encino, CA

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	Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumor (Brain Cancer) Patients and First Time Visitors

******Standard of care for recurrent GBM changed to include Novocure Device! [Added 1/23/2013]
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- ****** Super Selective Intra Arterial Infusion A new way to get treatments to where they are needed!
- ****** Treatment options for Glioblastoma Multifore By Ben Williams, PhD (Update 2/9/2013)
- ****** Delayed response and survival from NovoTTF-100A in recurrent GBM . A case report of a patient from the trial for recurrent GBMs, who has been on the device and doing well for 6 years. Of note is his initial MRI after sterting the device looked worse. This shows that the device takes time to work and some people have been stopping too soon.
- ****** Adding avastin to radiation and chemotherapy significantly extended the time people with an aggressive form of brain cancer lived without their disease worsening
- ****** ICT-107 Vaccine trial reportes excellent results And it was funded byt the Musella Foundation! [Note: this shows how important YOUR donations are!]
- ****** New trial opens - with new concept in treating brain tumors: interlaced therapy!
- ****** Brain Tumor Patient`s Success Story Helps Gain Support For New Treatment!
- ****** NovoTTF-100A versus physician's choice chemotherapy in recurrent glioblastom: a randomized phase 3 trial of a novel treatment modality. This is the report on the large trial that let to the FDA approval of the Novocure device!
- ****** Novocure announces the comercial availablility of the Novo TTF-100A device for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme!
- ******New Immunotherapy trial for people with recurrent Grade 3 gliomas. (PDF will open in new window)
- ***** ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Announces 55% Overall Survival at Three years [compared to the historic disease-free survival rate of 16% with standard of care] from Phase I Study in Glioblastoma and 38% of patients disease free at 3 years [compared to the historic disease-free survival rate of 6% with standard of care]
- ******Updated Survival Data from Study Comparing TTF™ (Tumor Treating Fields) Therapy to Best Standard Chemotherapy for Recurrent Glioblastoma Reported at the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for NeuroOncology
- ******FDA Approves the NovoTTF-100A System for the Treatment of Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Brain Tumors
- Novo TTF-100A approved by FDA Advisory Committee meeting - for use in recurrent Glioblastoma!
- The Remarksble Story of virtualtrials.com - published in Brain Tumour - World Edition
- ***** Device for Glioblastoma May Offer Advantage Over Chemo
- ***** Successful Phase III Clinical Trial Results Reported For Novocure’s Novel Medical Device For Treatment Of Recurrent Glioblastoma
- *****Long-Term Follow-Up of DCVax®-Treated Brain Cancer Patients Shows 33% of Patients Reached 4-Year Survival and 27% Have Reached or Exceeded 6-Year Survival (8/3/2010)
- Generic Temodar Available in the UK!
- ***** New Videos added to our video library about Super Selective Intra-arterial delivery of treatments, the Novocure treatment, vaccines, personalized medicine and mucn more!
- ***** FDA Approves Avastin for Brain Tumors
- *****The Efficacy of Temozolomide (Temodar) in Vitro and in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is Enhanced by Adjuvant Exposure To Alternating Electric Fields
- ***** New theory on cause - and way to treat Glioblastomas: Click HERE and here and HERE for 3 articles about it!
- ***** Effects of radiotherapy with concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide versus radiotherapy alone on survival in glioblastoma in a randomised phase III study: 5-year analysis of the EORTC-NCIC trial [500% increase in 5 year survival!]
- ***"State of the Art Treatment for Glioblastoma Multiforme" by Dr Henry Friedman (Note: A Glioblastoma Multiforme is one of many types of brain cancer / brain tumors) Updated 6/20/2009
- *** Avastin with or without CPT-11 For Glioblastoma Multiforme
- *** Radiation plus chemo quadruples survival time for fatal brain cancer
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- Video Library- Presentation from top professionals in the field of brain tumor available for free
- Noteworthy Treatments - A list of easy to read articles about brain tumors and treatments.
- Viatical Settlements: Learn how you can get money from your life insurance policy.
Join a Brain Tumor Support Group. The best online support group for medical discussions about brain tumors is the BrainTumor Treatments group For other groups: look here: Online Support Groups and Real World Support Groups.
Virtual Trial- A registry / database of brain tumor treatments and outcomes. Please contribute your case history and you can view the results!
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	Introduction

The Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information, Inc is a 501(c)3 non- profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and survival times for brain tumor patients by using computer technology to streamline the flow of information, organize the brain tumor community and raise money for brain tumor research. The Virtual Trials website is maintained by the Musella Foundation For BrainTumor Research Information.
This site was last updated on: 02/20/2013 1:30 PM . Click HERE to see what was added!

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	Online Support Groups

Here are the most recent topics of conversation in our online support groups. To join the discussion, click HERE! The name of the group is in [brackets].

[BrainTumor-Treatments] Re: Chemo sensitivity testing
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] clomipromine
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Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] Chemo sensitivity testing
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[BrainTumor-Treatments] clomipromine
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] Just need to put this in writing
[BrainTumor-Treatments] Chemo sensitivity testing
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] Just need to put this in writing
[optic-glioma] brachytherapy
Re: [[BrainTumor-Treatments] Tooth Sensitivity Following RT
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] Just need to put this in writing
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] braincancer awareness
[BrainTumor-Treatments] Just need to put this in writing
RE: [BrainTumor-Treatments] Brain Tumor Advocacy continues - Take Action.
[Possible SPAM] RE: [BrainTumor-Treatments] For Salil and anyone else experiencing mood issues with Keppra
[Possible SPAM] [BrainTumor-Treatments] braincancer awareness
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] GGIM - National Walks to End Brain Tumors!
RE: [BrainTumor-Treatments] GGIM - National Walks to End Brain Tumors!
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] Re: brain tumor on brain stem
[[BrainTumor-Treatments] Tooth Sensitivity Following RT
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] For Salil and anyone else experiencing mood issues with Keppra
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] For Salil and anyone else experiencing mood issues with Keppra
Re: [BrainTumor-Treatments] For Salil and anyone else experiencing mood issues with Keppra

	Awards / Accomplishments

We are a founding member of the Grey Ribbon Crusade™ - a group of brain tumor organizations and individuals United as a Force Against Brain Tumors!
Named Resource of the Month by the Tug McGraw Foundation
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We are mentioned as a brain tumor resource in the following books:
- Living with a Brain Tumor: Dr. Peter Black`s Guide to Taking Control of Your Treatment By Dr. Peter Black
- Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors: A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers by Tania Shiminski-Maher
- 100 Questions about brain tumors by Dr. Virginia Stark-Vance
- Brain Tumors: Leaving the Garden of Eden, a Survival Guide to Diagnosis, Learning the Basics, Getting Organized, & Finding Your Medical Team by Paul Zeltzer, MD
- Brain Tumors: Finding the Ark. Meeting the Challenges of Treatment Choices, Side Effects, Childrens Issues, Healthcare Costs and Long Term Survival By Paul Zeltzer, MD
- Surviving `Terminal Cancer`: Clinical Trials, Drug Cocktails, and Other Treatments Your Oncologist Won`t Tell You about By Ben Williams, PhD
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	DISCLAIMER:

This site is designed for educational purposes only and is not engaged in rendering medical advice or professional services. The information provided through this site should not be used for diagnosing or treating a brain tumor, health problem or a disease. It is not a substitute for professional care. If you have or suspect you may have brain tumor, you should consult your health care provider. If you find something here (or anywhere on the web for that matter) that you think may help you, bring it to the attention of your doctors and ask them about it. If they don't know enough about the treatment to offer advice - have them call the contact person to find out more.
Dr. Musella, the president of the Musella Foundation, is a Doctor Of Podiatric Medicine, not a brain tumor specialist. He may provide ideas for you to pursue, but can not provide medical advice.
We do not recommend any individual trial or brain tumor treatments- we are just letting you know of their existence. The listings are in random order.
The articles on this site are all just the opinions of their authors. We (the Musella Foundation) do not necessarily agree with the concepts expressed. All articles are reviewed by our medical advisory board before publishing on this website to help weed out inaccurate or misleading information - but we can't guarantee the accuracy of all of the information on this site.