His family are trying to raise money to secure potentially life-saving treatment for the youngster in France. An incredible €120k has been raised by members of the public to help a young Dublin boy who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour earlier this year. Brody Doyle from South Dublin was diagnosed with a devastating brain tumour – known medically as DIPG – on May 2 of this year.
Within a matter of days, Brody went from attending school and hanging out with his friends to lying in an ICU bed as doctors struggled to determine the best possible treatment for him. Childhood diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a growth that expands within the Pons/Cerebellum area of the brain. The Pons controls many vital functions such as breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure, and the nerves and muscles used in seeing, hearing, walking, talking, and eating.
It’s a fast-growing type of brain tumour, and is unfortunately inoperable. The Doyle family were told that chemotherapy is not an option for this type of tumour and, at present, the only treatment available for Brody is radiation therapy. The family learned that a clinical trial drug called ONC201 has proven effective in some early cases of testing, and they now view this treatment as Brody’s best chance at life.
Unfortunately, the trial only exists in France, and isn’t covered by Irish Governmental funding. As a result, Brody’s parents and sisters set up a GoFundMe to help raise the funds necessary for Bro.