Clinical Trial at Penn
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Elizabeth, that sounds like wonderiful news! I studied a ton about naturpathy when my dad was diagnosed and Vitamin D kept coming up in my studies. Infact the hospital we were at(Cancer Treatment Center Of America) prescribed Vitamin D along side his chemo treatment. That didn’t last too long for us, because he couldnt’ tollerate the chemo(xoleda) and/or anything else he was being given, so we stopped the Vitamin D shortly after he started.
I wish you continued success!!
Peace
BarbaraBest of luck on the trial. My doctor was debating between panitumumbab and avastan for me and I ended up with Avastan. I think it has something to do with which type of enzymes your tumor produces as to which one is better. I got Avastan as the sample of my tumor taken during surgery wasnt sufficient to know for sure which type I had. So I am very interested in how panitumumbab will work. Keep us posted. I was also researching ironotecan and was thinking about asking my doctor about but I forgot so thanks for the reminder.
Best of luck and get some more tumor shrinkage!
KrisHello Elizabeth….How nice to hear from you. I wish for continuous success with shrinkage of the tumor and for you wellbeing to continue as is. Also I wish for many more postings with equally exciting good news.
Thinking of you and sending many hugs your way,
MarionA new clinical trial using gemcitabine, ironotecan and panitumumbab (a human monoclonal antibody against epidermal growth factor) has just started at the University of Pennsylvania. I am patient # 1 – and have very advanced AND metastatic disease (on imaging studies) and am on narcotics for pain though my liver function tests are holding up. I was in incredible health before this happened three months ago so maybe that has helped – plus I am determined to live long enough to get my children (15 & 17) through HS as I am already a widow . Anyway, although there is something else, I think, going on for me as I actually had some tumor shrinkage earlier than expected (after only one week of chemo) and have been megadosing with 50,000 IU Vit D a day, 1000 mg resveratol, and around 3 fish oils a day, I was told by a number of doctors I spoke to (including at Sloane Kettering and Pittsburgh) that this is a great trial (I am a doctor as well, BTW). Insurance will cover the first two drugs but not the panintumubab – which is being supplied by Amgen. Anyway – I will keep you all posted but I wanted to let you know about this. My physician is Nevena Damjanov (Nevena.Damjanov@uphs.upenn.edu) and I have been immensely pleased by her care. Anyway — if you are interested I would contact her ………….. Elizabeth
PS – I would also consider the supplements I am taking – see the website for the Vitamin D council. Even though there isn’t data for CC some of the date for other cancers is encouraging …… certainly led me to give it a try.
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