Dr. Sylvia Kurz Guide to Glioma Care

Dr. Sylvia Kurz Guide to Glioma Care

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Patients facing a glioma diagnosis often encounter complex choices about their next steps in treatment.

Here, Dr. Sylvia Kurz helps outline the key considerations for treating the disease. Dr. Sylvia Kurz is Associate Professor of Neurology (Neuro-Oncology) and cares for patients with brain tumors as part of the Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center. Dr. Kurz is an internationally acclaimed neuro-oncologist

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Dr. Sylvia Kurz Guide to Glioma Care (2)
1. Family Planning & Fertility Issues: Considerations When Using Vorasidenib

Dr. Sylvia Kurz
Yale Cancer Center

Family planning is an important discussion to have and glioma patients should feel comfortable knowing it's one their doctors have all the time. 

2. Vorasidenib: A Revolutionary Targeted Drug In Glioma Care

Dr. Sylvia Kurz
Yale School of Medicine

Now that there is a targeted drug, specifically for a subtype of glioma, patients with this specific mutation (IDH) can avoid unnecessary treatments that come with serious risks.

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