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Glioblastoma (GBM) Facts and Figures:

• ​Glioblastoma is the most complex, deadly, and treatment resistant cancers

• More than 14,490 Americans are expected to receive a GBM diagnosis in 2023.

• GBM accounts for 50.1% of all primary malignant brain tumors.

• It is estimated that more than 10,000 individuals in the United States will succumb to glioblastoma every year.

• For the most common form of primary malignant brain tumors, glioblastoma, the five-year relative survival rate is only 6.9% and median survival is only 8 months

• Mean age of diagnosis is 64

• The exact cause of a Glioblastoma is not known

• In addition to being life-threatening, GBM and its harsh treatments inflict devastation upon the brain, which controls cognition, mood, behavior, and every function of every organ and body part

• There have only been 4 drugs and 1 device ever approved by the FDA for the treatment of Glioblastoma since 1920

• None of these treatments have succeed in significantly extending patient lives

• Prominent Americans who’ve been lost to this type of cancer include: Beau Biden (former Attorney General for the state of Delaware and son of President Biden); Gary Carter (Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player); U.S. Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy (Democratic politician); U.S. Senator John McCain (Republican politician and former presidential nominee); and Edward “Tug” McGraw (Major League Baseball player and father of country music star and actor, Tim McGraw)

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References: National Brain Tumor Society