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When Lucas was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumor at the age of six, there was no doubting the prognosis.
But the outlook for children with the DIPG tumor remains grim – most do not live a year beyond diagnosis. A recent study found that only 10 percent were alive two years on. Seven other children in the trial survived years after being diagnosed, but only Lucas's tumor completely vanished. "We will try to reproduce in vitro the differences that we have identified in his cells," she told AFP.
While the researchers are excited about this new lead, they warned that any possible treatment is still a long way off.
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