How a new treatment helped halt Mayia’s tumor growth
When four-year-old Mayia stopped using her right side, her parents were immediately concerned and took her to Children’s Mercy Kansas City. T here, Mayia’s medical team discovered she had a tumor with two cysts pushing on the left side of her brai n, interfering with her right-side mobility. The tumor, a metastatic ganglioglioma, proved too difficult to remove through brain surgery and did not respond to chemotherapy. Mayia’s doctor wanted to try a new drug combination, but the medications weren’ t on
