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Welcome David

I see many have greeted you but the more the merrier. I just had surgery and will be starting radiation Tx in about 3 weeks.

I have a question for you, or maybe someone else will answer it. It appears by your stage that it was caught early, but I do not know what the G3 means after the M0? Also, 5 Erbitux and 48 IMRT seem excessive for a T1N2bM0G3. I usually see 2 to 3 chemo / plus 30 to 36 IMRT as an average. Can you explain this.

Thank You. And Best Wishes in your TX. sincerely, Petey


DX 3-21-07 L tongue,SCC Stage IV (T3N2MO) TX Slash/Burn/Poison Method.
***Rapid Aggressive Recurrence 8-4-07 with same DX/TX. Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. Never Give Up! ****UPDATE**** Our dear friend Petey passed away, RIP 9-2-07
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Thanks, PeteyB

I believe the G3 is because more than one node was involved and they are all poorly differentiated.

The 48 IMRT is the protocol they're using now at Mt. Sinai in NYC -- 2x/daily radiation for 24 days, with a total of 72 Gy for the entire treatment. Radiation and simo chemo is done for 5 days, then a week off, then another 4 rounds of alternating "on/off" weeks, so it's 5 weeks of treatment over a 10 week period. The Erbitux is part of a Phase 2 clinical trial I've joined.

David R


Age 60, SCC Right Tongue Base
DX - CT scan 4/9/2007
Tongue biopsy 4/19; Neck diss 5/8
T1N2bM0G3
IMRT x48 [2/day] to start 6/7
w/ 5-FU, hydroxyurea & Erbitux
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