Charles,

Let's see what Sloan says.

As you can see I was HPV+ but what you don't see is how much work I've done since my Tx to expose HPV and certainly it's male connection. My RO at Moffitt, Dr Trotti, is about to begin a trial for HPV+ SCC patients wherein he will decrease the amount of radiation from the typical 70 gy to 60 and change from Cisplatin to Carboplatin all towards trying to see if reducing our normal barbaric TX will still kill the cancer and at the same time lessen the life altering side effects.

If it were me I would probably go with the normal IMRT and go with Cisplatin but in weekly doses vs. the typical 3 intervals. There is just too much at risk to try something else IMO.

One question, why did they stage you a MX? Was there some question about distant mets? I would ask Sloan about that one.

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.