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Brain Met in Lateral Ventricals

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    • February 24, 2013 at 12:59 am
    mrsmarilyn
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      HI – My brother has been fighting Mel for 11 years – and now has one large (over 2 cm) in brain, in between lateral ventricals, bleeding.  At Jax Mayo, they are advising WBR and then starting Zelboraf in a week.  Does anyone have experience with WBR followed by Zelboraf.  Has anyone had one in ventricals and how was treated?  We are debating of passing on WBR and going direct to Zelboraf- but Mayo feels WBR will stop bleeding and shrink enough to allow ventrical fluid to flow again – and then follow up with Zelboraf and targeted radiation in Pittsburgh.

      HI – My brother has been fighting Mel for 11 years – and now has one large (over 2 cm) in brain, in between lateral ventricals, bleeding.  At Jax Mayo, they are advising WBR and then starting Zelboraf in a week.  Does anyone have experience with WBR followed by Zelboraf.  Has anyone had one in ventricals and how was treated?  We are debating of passing on WBR and going direct to Zelboraf- but Mayo feels WBR will stop bleeding and shrink enough to allow ventrical fluid to flow again – and then follow up with Zelboraf and targeted radiation in Pittsburgh.

       

      Any thoughts or advice is deeply appreciated.  Thoughts and prayers to all!  (He is BRAF K has responded well to zelboraf before)

      Thank you,

      Mrs Marilyn

      Sister of Gary (Stage iv)

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