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Expert: - 8/31/2008


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Do you know the time frame of the longest survivor of a stage 3 oligodendroglioma? What is the next step if the tumor reoccurs in 3 years after surgery, Temador, and radiation? Is it a clinical trail or repeat surgery,temodar, and radiation?

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These tumor patients usually live a lot longer than other malignant brain tumor patients. Even so a grade 3 tumor case patient survives for a considerably shorter time than a grade 2 patient (a less malignant case). The mean survival time of a grade 3 case is around 3.5 years. Sorry, I do not know the survival time of the longest grade 3 survivor - certainly a very rare case anyway! If/when it comes back the usual treatment is radiation therapy and chemo therapy. The choice of drugs for such chemo therapy is changing over time as oncology develops. A clinical trial MAY be a good choice but of course that is something I can not promise - otherwise it would not be a trial.

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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.

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I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.

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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy, educated and trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 . I have no restrictions on the number of questions there. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer), General History, Military History, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer.

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