MN Brain Tumor 5K Breaks Previous Record for Attendance, Fundraising This event is part of our National Walk To End Brain Tumors. Volunteers from around the country host 5k events for us to raise money for brain tumor research. See WalkToEndBrainTumors.org for details and for the remaining events for this year. Other brain tumor foundations are also invited to participate. All of our volunteers do a great job and are appreciated. All of these events start our small and grow each year. The volunteers at our MN event have outdone themselves. They had the largest year to year increase we ever had - almost triple the previous year! 100% of the money raised at these events (except the Long Branch, NJ event which also goes to educational activities) goes to brain tumor research. The expenses were paid by the sponsors, so ALL of the money raised goes to research quickly. Our medical advisory board is considering many grant applications and we will announce the winners in about a week. Thanks to all of the volunteers and we would welcome people to volunteer to host an event in your city next year!
Adding Bevacizumab (Avastin) Has No Impact on Quality of Life in Glioblastoma This article is confusion. They first say adding Bevacizumab (Avastin) to the standard of care has no impact on quality of life, then they say "Adding bevacizumab to radiotherapy with temozolomide (RT/TMZ) resulted in statistically longer deterioration-free survival across all health-related quality of life items."
In my view, they are intentionally being misleading with the headline. In the fine print at the end they say "there is no impact on quality of life DURING the progression free period."
I take that to mean the until there is progression, quality of life in both groups was relatively good. Once quality of life deteriorates, there is progression. So of course there won't be much difference in the period before progression - how can you get better than good? They downplay the part about statistically significant longer deterioration free survival. To me that is very important and a good reason for using Avastin for newly diagnosed. By having the same quality of life with and without Avastin, that means adding Avastin does not have a negative impact on quality of life - no more serious side effects than the placebo. And you have a longer period of feeling good.
[Disclosure - the company that makes Avastin is a sponsor of our organization)
