Bone mets have progressed so this chemo regimen was ineffective.
I hope none of you face a recurrence but, I wanted to pass on the site that registers all clinical trials. It is www.clinical trials.gov and is very easy to navigate. Andy is eligible for a phase 3 trial so that will be our next step. He may have some radiation to the bone first and then we will wait 28 days before starting the trial. That is one of their criteria.

Meanwhile, we are going to embrace the blessings we have in life...especially on a 28 day break from chemo!

Robinleigh
Caregiver to husband, Andy 57 yo
Dx scc Jan.2011 tx tonsil/bot surgery - radical neck dissection - imrt radiation
concurrent with cisplatin chemo
Dx metastasis to pelvis/femur june2011 tx carboplatin/Erbitux/5FU
Dx disease progression in bone October 2011 tx pending decision


Robin, caregiver to husband, Andy (57 yo non-smoker)
1/2011 dx scc stage 4 -primary- tonsil/bot
2/2011 surgery/rnd/ imrt rad/ 3 cycles cisplatin
6/2011 recurrence - mets to bone
7/2011 tx carbo/erbitux/5 FU- pet showed disease progression
11/2011- present clinical trial