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Ivy Blog

Category: Patient Stories

Recent Graduate Given Second Chance at Life
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 the Ivy Center had just opened a Phase 0 clinical trial for this exact indication.
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Clinician Couple Finds Themselves Faced with an Unimaginable Diagnosis
When Patricia's glioblastoma came back after her first surgery, both she and her husband knew it was time to start looking at alternative treatment options. After extensive research, they discovered the hope they were looking for was actually right in their backyard at the Ivy Center in Phoenix.
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International Glioblastoma Patient Celebrates 10 Years of Survivorship
With a median survival rate of just 15 months, Mario Correa shares his story on how he has continued to beat the odds in his fight against brain cancer.
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This is me: a patient’s journey to a GBM diagnosis
Randy Cordova, a long-time local entertainment journalist, details his personal journey with glioblastoma from diagnosis to finding his new normal.
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A GBM Diagnosis and Journey to Barrow
My husband Ian is a planner. So much so, that we joke about how thoroughly he contemplates every option and...
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