"World's First: 13-Year-Old Cured of Deadly Brain Tumor"
A 13-year-old boy has become the first person to be completely cured of a terminal brain tumor known as DIPG, thanks to a groundbreaking treatment involving the drug everolimus. The treatment, part of the BIOMEDE study, involved analyzing the molecular profile of each patient's tumor to determine the most suitable medication. The boy's tumor completely disappeared, and researchers are now working on a follow-up study and creating cancer organoids to test new drugs. While this breakthrough offers hope, researchers caution that an effective treatment for the illness is still a long way off.