My nephew has been fighting glioblastoma multiforme for about 4 1/2 years now. he had his second surgery about 6 months ago and went thru chemo and radiation. they did a MRI and foung the tumor was responding to treatment but seen 2 other shadows which they said could be scar tissue. They gave him another round of chemo which he was on until the other day when he started having double vision, slurred speech and extreme weakness. He was taken to the hospital and another MRI was done and the tumor is growing again plus there are 6 more. They told him there was no more treatments available and they recommended Hospice which my nephew refused because he is not ready to give up. He is looking at clinical trails or alternative medicine. Me myself think there is no time for that. He can barley walk and cannot even feed himself. I guess what I am asking is this the ending stage and about how much longer does he have?
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Nuroblastoma multiform is grade 4 tumours.  It is type of astrocyte.  It is highly malignant and fatal.  He has multiple loci of tumor, so no treatment will help him.  Chemotherapy can not cure the disease.  According to my opinion no treatment should be given.  Because despite all treatment life expectancy is very low. Consult your doctor and plan accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.