Updates and Comments
February 2, 2011
by Stout Family on 03/10/11
On February 2, 2011 the family met with a private doctor specializing in brain tumors. Noah received permission from the FDA to bypass radiation and chemo and was approved to participate in the doctor's clinical trial which started on February 11, 2011.
January 19, 2011
by Stout Family on 03/10/11
On January 19, 2011, Noah had a biopsy surgery performed at UCSF Children's Hospital in San Francisco, CA. Noah did well in the biopsy surgery and was discharged from the hospital the very next day. Results were received on January 24, 2011 and Noah is confirmed to have Grade III Anaplastic Astrocytoma also known as DIPG. DIPG is the imaging diagnosis from the MRI and Anaplastic Astrocytoma is the diagnosis from biopsy tissue.
