Complete Long Term Remission of a Partially Resected and Irradiated Malignant Tumor of The Optic Nerve through Follow-up Immunobiological Issels Treatment
Patient K.T., Born 1962, File 260/66
5 years survival without any recurrence.
TREATMENT HISTORY First Diagnosis | Standard Treatment | Issels Treatment
June 1965
Diagnosis: Inoperable glioma of the right optic nerve and of the optic chiasm.
Histology: Spongioblastoma of the optic nerve.
Treatment: Partial resection.
Standard/ Conventional Treatment
October 1965
Radiation therapy, spongioblastomas are not radiation sensitive.
No further Standard Treatment. Patient considered incurable.
April 1966
Admission exam: Neurological residual symptoms after subtotal resection and post-operative radiation of a spongioblastoma.
April to May 1966
Issels Treatment: 4 weeks of in-patient immunobiological treatment and 6 months of out-patient follow-up treatment.
October 1967
Control exam: Improvement and remission of all symptoms.
Follow-up until 1971
5 years survival without any recurrence.
DISCLAIMER: The extent of the response to treatment varies from patient to patient, even with similar diagnosis as the internal bodily environment is unique to each individual patient.
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