A 28-year-old mother from England diagnosed with an aggressive, incurable brain cancer is seeking to join a specialized clinical trial at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

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Jaimee-Louise Sharp was diagnosed with an IDH1-mutant grade 4 astrocytoma after experiencing severe headaches and confusion. Sharp, who has a 5-year-old son named Teddy, is the partner of Mason Gascoigne, son of former English soccer star Paul Gascoigne. After undergoing surgery to remove part of the tumor, Sharp is currently finishing six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy treatments.

Sharp’s family said a place has been reserved for her in TarGeT-D, a Phase 2 clinical trial at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, though she is not yet officially enrolled. The study evaluates the experimental drug olutasidenib alongside temozolomide, a chemotherapy medication, to test whether the combination can slow cancer progression longer than standard treatment alone.

Although the trial drug is supplied by the study, non-provided medical monitoring costs in the United States—including required scans and blood work—are estimated at $231,624. To cover those medical fees along with travel, lodging, and insurance, her family set a overall fundraising goal of £320,516, which is roughly $435,000. As of Monday, an online GoFundMe campaign had received more than £210,000 from over 8,000 individual donations.

If the campaign succeeds, the family’s schedule involves an initial two-week stay in Columbus, Ohio, followed by monthly visits over two years. Because the trial drug must be administered alongside her next phase of chemotherapy, the required medical fees must be submitted 21 days prior to the start of treatment.

A spokesperson for Nationwide Children’s Hospital told NBC4 Columbus that the hospital is looking into the matter and had no further details available to share.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

Wararka Af-Soomaaliga

Qoyska Gascoigne oo Dhaqaale u Ururinaya Tijaabada Kansarka ee Columbus

Magaalada Columbus, Ohio, ayaa noqotay gobolka ay ku xiran tahay rajada Jaimee-Louise Sharp, oo ah hooyo 28 jir ah oo u xanuunsanaysa kansarka maskaxda oo noociisu yahay IDH1-mutant grade 4 astrocytoma. Sharp, oo ah lammaanaha Mason Gascoigne oo uu dhalay halyeyga kubbadda cagta Ingiriiska ee Paul Gascoigne, waxay doonaysaa inay hesho waqti dheeraad ah oo ay la qaadato wiilkeeda 5 jirka ah oo lagu magacaabo Teddy.

Ka dib markii looga sameeyay qalliin Ingiriiska si looga saaro inta ugu badan ee burooyinka, Sharp waxay hadda dhammaad ku dhowdahay lix toddobaad oo shucaac iyo daawada kiimikada ah. Qoyska ayaa sheegay in boos looga reabay tijaabada caafimaad ee TarGeT-D ee ka socota Isbitaalka Nationwide Children’s Hospital ee magaalada Columbus, Ohio. Tijaabadan oo ku jirta heerka labaad (Phase 2) ayaa lagu baarayaa waxtarka daawada tijaabada ah ee olutasidenib marka lagu daro daawada kiimikada ee temozolomide si looga hortago in kansarku sii fayoobo.

In kasta oo daawada tijaabada ah lagu bixinayo daraasadda, haddana kharashaadka baaritaannada muhiimka ah, dhiig-qaadidda, iyo kormeerka caafimaad ee Mareykanka ma aha kuwo bilaash ah. Isbitaalka ayaa kharashaadkaas caafimaad ku qiyasay illaa $231,624. Si loo daboolo kharashkaas caafimaad iyo weliba socdaalka, hoyga, iyo caymiska, qoysku wuxuu doonayaa inuu ururiyo £320,516 (oo u dhiganta ilaa $435,000). Ilaa Isniintii, ololaha lacag-ururinta ee GoFundMe waxaa lagu soo ururiyay wax ka badan £210,000 oo ka timid ka badan 8,000 oo deeq-bixiyeyaal ah.

Sida uu qorshuhu yahay, Sharp waxay marka hore Columbus ka bilaabi doontaa joogitaan laba toddobaad ah, ka dibna waxay dib ugu soo laaban doontaa bishiiba hal mar muddo laba sano ah. Waxaa jira waqti aad u yar sababtoo ah kharashka caafimaadka waa in la bixiyo 21 maalmood ka hor inta aysan bilaaban marxaladda xigta ee daaweynta kiimikada.

Af-hayeen u dhashay Isbitaalka Nationwide Children’s Hospital ayaa u sheegay NBC4 in ay hadda baarayaan arrintan, walina aysan haynin warbixin dheeraad ah oo ay soo saaraan. Sharp ayaa muujisay in ka qaybqaadashada tijaabadan ay leedahay qiimo weyn, xitaa haddii ay tahay mid mustaqbalka ka caawin karta qoysas kale oo xanuunkan ku dhaco.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus