Hi, Don
if you google up something like 'tax 324 HPV positive' you will find a number of reports on this clinical trial, and speculation on the results; be sure to focus on the HPV+ results.

If you go with a standard CRT with cisplatin or carboplatin, you might enquire about an accelerated RT schedule. Again, much debate.


Whichever treatment you select, please do your very best (with nutrition and hydration) to stay on protocol. Once the RT starts, you want to do your level best to stay on schedule: it does make a difference.

I wish I had a time machine to lend you. If we could go ahead even a decade, we could have a better idea as to which therapy works the best.

Maria

Last edited by Maria; 01-09-2013 10:51 PM.

CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker
First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010
TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab
PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.