Al's Comment:

[Correction added 1/30/2020] THe 10 month figure is for all brain tumors. GBM added 4 months which is still very good!]

 

 GammaTile is now available for newly diagnosed patients. They reported that it adds 10 months to the average time to progression, which is a major increase with little downside. These are wafers implanted at the time of surgery that deliver radiation to the tumor bed.  We have an interview with one of the doctors who created it at https://virtualtrials.com/video2019.cfm?video=201905


Posted on: 01/27/2020

GT Medical Technologies Announces FDA Clearance of Expanded Indication for GammaTile Therapy

 


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