3 Things You Need to Know
Standard of careIsn't working
You needIndividualized treatment
TimeIs of the essence
Phase 0 Trials
Ivy Phase 0 clinical trials allow patients to receive individualized treatment in a fraction of the time and costs associated with traditional drug research and development.
Benefits of an Ivy Phase 0 Trial
Saves Valuable Time
Drug effects on a patient’s tumor are directly measured within 10 days of surgery. If an experimental regimen is ineffective, the patient can transition to another type of therapy without losing time or options.
Personalizes Treatment
Genetic testing with unprecedented depth allows us to match tumors to new combination drug regimens. Due to the speed in which our trials open and close, we are able to test more new therapies than any other clinical trials program.
Tests New Drugs
Every Ivy Center drug combination tests new mechanisms never before trialed in brain tumor patients. As a nonprofit organization, there is no conflict of interest or hidden agenda in selecting which drugs to include in our program.
PATIENT EXPERIENCE
Nick: Patient Survivor
The day after his graduation from San Diego State University, Nick was diagnosed with a recurrence of his malignant meningioma. Nick knew he wasn’t going to have a lot of options, but we had just opened a Phase 0 clinical trial for this exact indication.
Tumors We Treat
As the Ivy Brain Tumor Center grows, every patient, regardless of diagnosis or stage of the brain tumor, will have the option to enroll in a Phase 0 clinical trial.
Gliomas
Common subtypes include astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, glioblastoma, and gliosarcoma
Brain Metastases
Also known as ‘secondary’ brain tumors; originate from cancer in another part of the body
Meningiomas
Primary brain tumors derived from the lining of the brain, known as the meninges
Ependymomas
Arises from the ependymal cells that line the ventricles of the brain and the center of the spinal cord
Craniopharyngiomas
Arises from small nests of cells near the pituitary stalk at the base of the skull, near the pituitary gland, third ventricle, and optic nerve
Pineal-Region Tumors
Occurs in the pineal region of the brain that may or may not involve the pineal gland
COMMUNITY OF CAREGIVERS
Am I Eligible?
Submit a Trial Screening Request today and an Ivy Navigator will contact you within 48 hours to complete the initial patient assessment.
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