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Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 86 | Hi everyone,
We met with the tumor board this morning and their opinion was 6 weeks of IMRT and 3 big bags of Cisplatin. I asked if he can do the smaller doses over periods of time and they said no because studies show the chemo to be most affective being used 3 times. we are going to get full details when we meet with the radiation and chemo doctor one on one. In the meantime my brother is at the dentist getting his X-rays and fluoride trays done. (They actually had it at the institute! Yay one less trip)
Last edited by ak123; 09-03-2014 09:10 AM.
22 YO Brother Dx 6/17/14 w. SCC R Lateral tongue
CT scan clear LN 6/20/14
HPV-, non-smoker
R tongue, right hemiglossectomy Surgery 6/24/14
(Not reoccurrence but went to NCCC instead
R neck dissection, tracheostomy, radial free flap, R tongue dissection surg 8/11/14
PT1N2B.3 positive lymph nodes out of 13
Extranodal extension present
9-15-14 IMRT (35x) & Cisplatin (2x) begun
10-21-14 peg in. 10-31-14 1 round of carboplatin
11-4-14 IMRT rx comp
3-27-15 Recurrent tumor in lymph node, L neck diss.
10-29-15 brother passed away, 23 yrs old
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