What Is Brainstem Giloma? Belgian Teen Makes History after Being Cured of Deadly Brain Cancer [Video]

In a breakthrough moment, a 13-year-old boy named Lucas from Belgium has made medical history by becoming the first known child to be cured of a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

Lucas underwent treatments for seven years at the Gustave Roussy Cancer Center in Paris, led by Dr. Jacques Grill. Despite the daunting nature of DIPG , which mainly affects children and forms in the brainstem, Lucas’s doctors confirmed that his tumor has completely disappeared.

DIPG is a devastating rare brain cancer, with around 300 cases diagnosed in the United States and 100 in France each year. Sadly, most children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma survive for less than a year after diagnosis, and only a small number live beyond two years.

Lucas’s journey to recovery involved participating in a clinical trial in France called BIOMEDE, where experimental drugs for DIPG were being tested.

Remarkably, Lucas responded positively to …