You are a rock Ilene! Great attitude. Good luck Mali! ... has been extremely thirsty lately, so we need to check organ function. All lumps and bumps are...
Kerry, For whatever it's worth, if I had the chance to have saved Freddy, I would have done exactly what you are planning to do. I like the proceed full...
Kerry, I'm so glad Joe has started on his chemo. We're keeping all fingers and paws crossed that his treatments are uneventful. Dylan never got sick once ...
Good morning all, Joe seemed to develop a mild and short lived temperature last night, just like his onc nurse said he was likely to as a result of the ...
Kerry Hi. we did our big gun chemo almost 3 yrs ago then went on to Doxy/Pirox, so maybe they are being more aggressive now in adding the Doxy and Pirox to the...
... if it becomes more readily available and if it shows such promise. Hi Ilene, I just found out it is L-MTP-PE. I did a little digging around, and found the...
Kerry, are they doing clinical trials with it? or, are they using it in a complementary role with the standard Adriamyicn (Doxorubicin) protocol? kerry2807...
Hi Ilene, I think literally there were a small number of vials of this left from the clinical trial that he had been involved in (the study referenced below,...
http://www.drugs.com/nda/l_mtp_pe_070827.html IDM Pharma Receives Not Approvable Letter for Mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE) for the Treatment of Osteosarcoma ilene...
Kerry, What made Joey, a candidate for this treatment because this article states that there are two stages of HSA. I have had a feeling that there might be...
from our Onc; Unfortunately these studies were stopped when the lead investigator died. The research was very exciting but the funding was very dependent on...
no clue to either question. looks like Kerry's Onc is/was doing trials with it, this is the first I've heard it mentioned in the last couple of years. I was...
Well, unbelievably good news - there is no sign of metastising!! The only tumor that can be seen so far is the one just under her skin to the right of her...
great news!!!! http://www.janineadams.com/cancer.htm the above article has great info about what to ask ans what to when you get a cancer dx. Bring you current...
I am going to contact the company, and ask our onc if he can approach them also. I don't really hold out any hope - the drug is trying to get approval, and...
Hi Irma, Specifically I don't know - he is a Stage II HSA (ruptured, no visible metastatic disease at time of surgery), had a splenectomy, good performance...
To clarify, Joe is not in a clinical trial. His doctor just happens to be one of the investigators that was on this study when it was happening. Best, Kerry. ...
It is nearly 48 hours since Joe's first infusion of Doxorubicin. He is a little grouchy and fairly lethargic, although still up enough to bring me a shoe to...
Kerry, Cody has not had chemo, but one thing that seems to help stimulate his appetite is Esiak tea. Not sure if there are any interactions with the chemo so I...
Kerry, I'm no expert or vet nor have I had a dog that went through chemo, but I'd say this is definitely a sign of severe nausea or stomach distress. I'd for...
Kerry, I realized you had already called the vet when I went back and read your post again. But please keep trying to reach the vet. These reactions can be...