Julie Battles Brain Cancer

Julie Grgurevic is most known as an amazing Audiologist, a beautiful mother of two, and a dear friend. Julie received the heartbreaking diagnosis of one of the worst-case, worst-prognosis cancers, Glioblastoma (or grade IV brain cancer) last March. During the summer she was doing well and the tumor was shrinking. In November treatment stopped working and the tumor was growing. A recent MRI showed even more growth. There are no other treatments available for her at this time in the US. However, there is a new gene-based vaccine treatment in Germany. Dr. Saskia Biskup's first attempted this treatment in 2013 and has been tried on 102 patients, 97 of whom are in remission or cancer free. Many of these patients started with a < 6-month survival prognosis among the worst types of cancers including brain. Despite it all, she remains hopeful and determined. Her children fuel her every day. Let's help Julie fight the good fight!!!

Costs & How to Help

The treatment alone comes with a big price tag.

Exome Sequencing: $6,250

Peptide Prediction: $2,250

Peptides: $25,000

Preparation of vaccine: $2,365

Adjuvant Leukine Boosting Phase: $2,200

Immunemonitoring: $9,468

Subsequent dosing: $11,000

For a total of $58,533

Plus there is the cost of flying to Germany 11 times - at least once with her children, Julie hopes.

A donation of any amount will help.

Connections are really important. This world is a smaller place than we realize. If you or someone you know has excess airline miles and would be willing to donate those, it would be enormously helpful! Please email here for info.

If you know someone who has an apartment or VRBO near Tubingen Germany, who would be willing to rent at a reduced rate, that would be a great resource!