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HOW OPTUNE
GIO WORKS
Optune Gio may help slow down or stop cancer cells from dividing, destroying some cancer cells completely.
Learning how Optune Gio works can help you and your doctor make informed decisions about your care.
How Optune Gio works
Optune Gio works by creating Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), electric fields that help slow down or stop cancer cell division and may destroy some cancer cells completely.
With Optune Gio, treatment with TTFields is delivered right into the area of your body where the cancer is located, using 4 adhesive patches called transducer arrays. TTFields are specifically targeted; they have not been shown to significantly affect healthy cells.
How TTFields work
GBM cells divide and multiply
Usually, an untreated tumor continues to grow larger when GBM cancer cells divide and create more cells. When a GBM cell divides, it forms an hourglass shape and pulls apart into 2 identical cells.
TTFields interfere with GBM cancer cell division
Optune Gio delivers TTFields, which are electrical fields that may stop cancer cells from pulling apart. This helps slow tumor growth. Additionally, Optune Gio may even destroy existing cancer cells.
DID YOU KNOW?
Cells are sensitive to different frequencies. TTFields are tuned to the frequency that specifically targets GBM cancer cells.
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