brain cancer

A 13-year-old child has reportedly been cured of DIPG, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, an aggressive brainstem cancer that has almost always been fatal in children. The case is being described as a world first, and it is drawing wide attention because DIPG has resisted decades of treatment efforts, with most children surviving less than a year after diagnosis. Families, researchers and clinicians are watching closely for confirmation and details of the treatment used.