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Resources

Helpful materials for your journey

Find guides and information to help you learn more about Optune Gio and managing your treatment. You’ll also find links to advocacy organizations for extra support.

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Novocure Team

Meet Maria, a Novocure Device Support Specialist (DSS). She shares key resources available to Optune Gio users and care partners to assist you throughout treatment.

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Download resources to help you learn about Optune Gio and support you along the way.

Lean About Optune Gio brochure

Learn About Optune Gio Brochure

A useful introduction to Optune Gio, so you can understand what to expect from treatment.


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Optune Gio Doctor Discussion Guide

Optune Gio Doctor Discussion Guide

This helpful guide has a series of thought starters about Optune Gio for you to review before your next doctor’s visit.

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Travel Support brochure

Optune Gio Travel Support Brochure

Optune Gio’s portable design lets you continue treatment while traveling. This brochure covers what you need to know.

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Scalp Care Guide

Optune Gio Scalp Care Guide

Learn how you can manage the most common side effect of Optune Gio.


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MyNovocure brochure

MyNovocure Brochure

Find out how the MyNovocure team can support you as you continue treatment with Optune Gio.

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Optune Gio Troubleshooting Tips

Optune Gio Troubleshooting Tips

Learn the ins and outs of how to manage anything that comes up while using your Optune Gio device.

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Optune Gio Quick Start Guide

Optune Gio Quick Start Guide

Get up to speed on how to use your wearable Optune Gio device.



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National advocacy organizations

National advocacy organizations can provide everything from fundraising and volunteering events to cancer research information and initiatives.

American Brain Tumor Association

OurBrainBank

National Brain Tumor Society

StacheStrong

Head for the Cure Foundation

Brains for the Cure

The Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research 
& Information

Glioblastoma Research Organization

EndBrainCancer Initiative

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CancerCare®

Browse online support groups, access live telephone support, and learn about transportation assistance.

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Cancer Support Community

Search for support and connect with other patients and care partners.

 

 

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Important Safety Information

What is Optune Gio® approved to treat?

Optune Gio is a wearable, portable, FDA-approved device indicated to treat a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in adult patients 22 years of age or older.

Newly diagnosed GBM

If you have newly diagnosed GBM, Optune Gio is used together with a chemotherapy called temozolomide (TMZ) if:

  • Your cancer is confirmed by your healthcare professional AND
  • You have had surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible

Recurrent GBM

If your tumor has come back, Optune Gio can be used alone as an alternative to standard medical therapy if:

  • You have tried surgery and radiation and they did not work or are no longer working AND
  • You have tried chemotherapy and your GBM has been confirmed by your healthcare professional

Who should not use Optune Gio?

Optune Gio is not for everyone. Talk to your doctor if you have:

  • An implanted medical device (programmable shunt), skull defect (missing bone with no replacement), or bullet fragment. Optune Gio has not been tested in people with implanted electronic devices, which may cause the devices not to work properly, and Optune Gio has not been tested in people with skull defects or bullet fragments, which may cause Optune Gio not to work properly 
  • A known sensitivity to conductive hydrogels (the gel on the arrays placed on the scalp like the ones used on EKGs). When Optune Gio comes into contact with the skin, it may cause more redness and itching or may rarely cause a life-threatening allergic reaction

Do not use Optune Gio if you are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant. It is not known if Optune Gio is safe or effective during pregnancy.

What should I know before using Optune Gio?

Optune Gio should only be used after receiving training from qualified personnel, such as your doctor, a nurse, or other medical staff who have completed a training course given by Novocure®, the maker of Optune Gio.

  • Do not use any parts that did not come with the Optune Gio Treatment Kit sent to you by Novocure or given to you by your doctor
  • Do not get the device or transducer arrays wet
  • If you have an underlying serious skin condition on the scalp, discuss with your doctor whether this may prevent or temporarily interfere with Optune Gio treatment

What are the possible side effects of Optune Gio?

Most common side effects of Optune Gio when used together with chemotherapy (temozolomide, or TMZ) were low blood platelet count, nausea, constipation, vomiting, tiredness, scalp irritation from the device, headache, seizure, and depression. The most common side effects when using Optune Gio alone were scalp irritation (redness and itchiness) and headache. Other side effects were malaise, muscle twitching, fall and skin ulcers. Talk to your doctor if you have any of these side effects or questions.

 

Please click here for the Optune Gio Instructions For Use (IFU) for complete information regarding the device’s indications, contraindications, warnings, and precautions.

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All other depictions of patients and caregivers are actor portrayals. Patient images reflect the health status of the patients at the time each photo was taken.

 

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