Recent Grad Given Second Chance At Life After Brain Meningioma Recurrence. Nick's Story

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. Nick decided to enroll in the trial and received a small dose of an experimental therapy days before a planned operation to remove the tumor. While he was recovering from surgery, our team of scientists tested the tumor tissue and confirmed the drug hit its intended target. With evidence the drug was working, Nick advanced to a Phase 2 clinical trial and began taking a full dose of the drug. He has now been on it for the past year and routine MRI imaging shows no signs of tumor progression.

Hear from Nick and his parents discuss his life during and after brain meningioma.

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