Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Thank God

I am so excited!
When the clinical trial medication I was on stopped working, a biopsy was done and the preliminary results showed that I was not a candidate for any clinical trials or targeted therapy. I was therefore scheduled for traditional chemo, which I was to start today.
I went in to start my chemo regiment today and found out that my final biopsy results showed a new mutation of a gene called MET.
This means I may qualify for a new clinical trial of a targeted therapy combo of two new drugs, AZD9291 and AZD6094.
So no chemo today, but I should start the clinical trial within two weeks.
This is great because targeted therapy drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecules ("molecular targets") that are involved in the growth, progression, and spread of cancer and are thought to be more efficient than traditional chemo.
I owe you thanks for all your prayers, there is no question that your efforts changed the course of my treatment.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Prayers needed

I am starting the new chemo cocktail tomorrow.
Carboplatin, Pemetrexed and Bevacizumab.
Please pray that it works.