The Olympic Games of Battling Glioblastoma: An Interview with Dr. Stefaan Van Gool of IOZK

Dr. Steffan Van Gool is a physician and cancer immunotherapy specialist and the founder of the Immun-Oncological Center Cologne, or IOZK, in Germany. For decades, he has worked alongside patients and families facing some of the most challenging cancer diagnoses, focusing on personalized, multi-faceted treatment approaches designed to activate the body’s own immune system while supporting the whole person. And by multi-faceted I mean MULTI faceted. There is standard of care, dendritic cell vaccine, oncolytic, metabolic approach and repurposed drugs. He’ll talk about the how and the why of his approach. He’ll also give us a little insight into why Germany for these personalized vaccines and a glimpse at the hurtles doctors face when treating these dynamic cancers. You may be surprised to know it’s not that the medical world doesn’t recognize that personalized care and immunotherapy are the best hope for difficult cancers it’s just getting the support and the funding to be able to offer it to their patients.It is a lot of information and it can be confusing and overwhelming. I encourage you to share this podcast with your medical team and your support system - and  with anyone you know fighting glioblastoma. Information is power. We are in this together and we will keep fighting for better care and better outcomes. Like Dr Van Gool says, “If you do nothing you gain nothing.” Let’s do this. Together. Publications and Website:https://www.iozk.de/en/2023/11/new-iozk-publication-on-liquid-biopsy/https://www.iozk.de/en/2023/01/stefaan-van-gool-editor-of-the-special-issue-of-the-journal-of-molecular-sciences/https://www.iozk.de/en/2020/06/iozk-analysis-demonstrates-good-tolerability-of-iozk-immunotherapy-in-diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma-dipg/https://www.iozk.de/en/2020/03/prof-dr-volker-schirrmacher-publishes-two-groundbreaking-review-articles-on-immunotherapy/https://www.iozk.de/en/2018/12/from-chemotherapy-to-biological-therapy-a-review-of-novel-concepts-to-reduce-side-effects-in-systemic-cancer-treatmentpublication-by-prof-dr-volker-sc/More:https://www.iozk.de/en/iozk-publications/TimeStamp Publications:0:39 2005 Publication of Roger Stupp et al.: current Standard-of-Care https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0433302:30 2024 Publication of Volker Schirrmacher et al.: Rationale behind Individualized Multimodal Immunotherapy (IMI) https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/4/754 20:25 2000/2011/2022/2026 Hanahan and Weinberg: the Hallmarks of Cancer 2000: https://www.cell.com/fulltext/s0092-8674(00)81683-9?fbclid=iwar0f_uccj4o8k6yfd1jnj7k5hxbc3_8sb42ngse-pcd8ekg94mocwpmjwcm2011: https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(11)00127-92022: Support the showI want to thank YOU for taking time of your day to listen. I don’t know if you’re here because you’ve gotten a tough diagnosis or someone you love has - or if you just want to learn more about how to feel empowered to change your story and find purpose in your life. But I’m glad you’re here.  If I can beat a universally deadly cancer and live a better, happier life, truly grateful for my cancer wake up call, I know the tools I’ve learned will help you too. Your life is about to get so much better. Please share the Brainy Blonde Podcast with someone you love. See you soon!Love you, Rebeccahttps://www.instagram.com/thatbrainyblonde/https://www.instagram.com/brainyblondepodcast