How is your daughter doing? My daughter, Ashley, age 13 was diagnosed June 3, 2005. She too did radiation and temador in a pill form. In August the tumor had shrunk. However in October the tumor came back again double in size. Ashley, too is now on VP16. It is given with apple juice through her feeding tube. She had a CT scan done Friday, January 6, 2006 and the tumor has shrunk. Dr. Godder was stunned at the results. Pontine gliomas interfere with bodily functions. Therefore, anything in a pill form will not work as well because one of the things effected by this tumor is the digestive process. Pills have to go through so many functions of the body before it finally gets into the blood stream. Since Ashley has been on the VP16 she is showing signs of improvement. She did have to get two pints of blood on Monday January 9, 2006. The key factor here is if she is able to continue to tolerate the chemo without getting pneumoia. We are waiting to hear from Dr. Godder concerning the Ruta 6 treatments. She is doing her own research. We have ordered the products to begin treatments for Ashley if Dr. Godder thinks it is okay.