In a remarkable medical breakthrough, a Belgian boy named Lucas Jemeljanova has become the first known Child in the world to achieve complete, long term remission from diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), one of the most aggressive & deadly pediatric brain cancers.
Diagnosed at age 6 with this brainstem tumor, which typically offers a survival of just 9–12 months & a 2 year survival rate under 10%, Lucas & his family traveled from Belgium to France to enroll in the BIOMEDE clinical trial at Gustave Roussy Cancer Center. This international study tested targeted drugs combined with radiotherapy, using tumor biopsies to analyze molecular profiles and guide treatment.
Lucas was randomly assigned everolimus, an oral targeted therapy (mTOR inhibitor) already approved for other cancers like kidney & breast, but never before successful against DIPG. From the start, he responded exceptionally well. Over successive MRI scans, his tumor gradually shrank & eventually disappeared completely, a world first for full remission in DIPG. His doctor, Jacques Grill (head of the brain tumor program), described watching the tumor vanish as unprecedented: “I don’t know of any other case like him in the world.” Seven other Children in the trial achieved longer than expected survival, but only Lucas experienced total tumor disappearance, likely due to a rare genetic mutation in his tumor that made it hypersensitive to the drug.
Lucas is now a teenager (around 13–14 as of recent reports) & considered officially cured, with no trace of the cancer returning even after he independently stopped the medication over a year prior (something his doctor continued cautiously at first). Scans confirm long term remission lasting years. While this outcome is deeply inspiring & has ignited hope in pediatric oncology, experts stress it’s an exceptional, one of a kind response tied to Lucas’s unique tumor biology, not a general cure.
#DIPG remains highly lethal for most Children & everolimus is not an immunotherapy (it targets cancer cell growth pathways, not immune cells). The case highlights the power of precision medicine & biomarker driven trials, paving the way for future research, including lab models to replicate his tumor’s vulnerabilities & test new therapies.
This real story shows how innovation in clinical trials can sometimes rewrite the odds, even for the toughest diseases, offering genuine optimism for ongoing progress in #BrainCancer care.
Hunter Biden on Trump:
“This motherf*cker, the way that he talks about my dad…My dad kicked his ass like a rented mule and beat him by seven and a half million votes … That's why he hates my dad, because he beat him.”
I will vote for the first Dem 2028 candidate to promise to jackhammer the Rose Garden patio on day one and bulldoze the ballroom on day two.
Then, they can take down the gold in the Oval and start fixing all the other shit. It's symbolic. I want this disgrace wiped from history.
She gives her employees free college tuition. She donated to make the COVID vaccine possible. She roasted Taco Bell until they brought back the Mexican pizza. She's a goddamn national treasure. Get well soon, Dolly.
They burned down his house, killed him and his husband’s dog, showed them the dead dogs skulls, called them homophobic slurs, and then shot them. That’s not a fucking argument and NYPost should feel fucking ashamed to have posted this.
“Diabolical - intended to bankrupt us.”
60 Minutes was chilling tonight. Grateful for the work they’re doing for a massive audience. Scott Pelley leading tonight’s segment - without fear or favor - on law firms bending a knee. Please make sure to share widely. This matters.