My daughter has a Grade 4 anaplastic astrocytoma. It is located in her thalamus. It is inoperable. She has done radiation for 42 days, and now she is finishing her 8 month of chemo. Temodar and CCNU combined. It has been tough. Her last MRI showed no change in the size of the tumor. However, it is not growing. She is such a beautiful little girl, and such a fighter. It is so hard to see her going through something so hard. If anyone has any information on an astrocytoma located in the thalamus and how treatment went for them please email me. She goes for her last MRI for the clinical trial on the 6th of September. I'll try to remember to put an update on the website. Thank you for all your messages. They have really inspired me. Susan