 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! Im so sorry to read about your partners diagnosis.
Have you gone for any other opinions? Here in the US there are comprehensive cancer centers where the patient meets with the tumor board (all the specialists work together to get a diagnosis using a team based approach). I dont know what MDM is. Here in the US there are new chemos that work with the patients own immune system. Its called opdivo or nivolumab. I dont know what the availability is in other countries but its been fast tracked here in the US to get it approved by the FDA. I would certainly ask about this and also about getting another opinion at a top cancer center. We do have some members from NZ so hopefully one or more will check in and respond to your post.
Best wishes with everything!!!
Last edited by gmcraft; 07-30-2016 02:28 PM.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
