Brain Stem Cancer Overview
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Avera Mckennan
Michael Peterson is a Radiation Oncologist in Brookings, South Dakota. Dr. Peterson and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Vulvar Cancer, Choroid Plexus Papilloma, Brain Stem Cancer, and Melanoma. Dr. Peterson is currently accepting new patients.
Dakota West Radiation Oncology PC
Michael Swartz is a Radiation Oncologist in Rapid City, South Dakota. Dr. Swartz and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Swartz is currently accepting new patients.
Avera St Marys
Heidi Mckean is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Pierre, South Dakota. Dr. Mckean and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Stem Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Familial Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Mckean is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: This phase I/II trial tests the safety, side effects, and best dose of selinexor given in combination with standard radiation therapy in treating children and young adults with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) or high-grade glioma (HGG) with a genetic change called H3 K27M mutation. It also tests whether combination of selinexor and standard radiation therapy works to shrink...
Summary: This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of volitinib in treating patients with primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors that have come back (recurrent) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). Volitinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.

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