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Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 114 | My doc says IMPT is not an option for me because it's for localized disease. He said they would never use IMPT in it's current development for tumors in my lungs. He ran my case by doctors at Dana Farber (Harvard) Cancer Center in Boston. They said there was nothing more they could offer and there were no clinical trials I was eligible for. Trying to check at MD Anderson but haven't heard back from them yet. Seem to be running out of options beyond trying to stay alive with chemo.
Age 41 - Stage 2 SCC tongue Dx 2/06. Cisplatin x3, IMRT x35. Mets to neck node discovered 7/07. RND 40 nodes removed, margins not clear. Cisplatin, Taxotere, 5-FU Fall 07, then IMXT/Erbitux for 7 wks. Inoperable mets to both lungs and pleura Dx Oct'08. 4 cycles Carboplatin, Erbitux, 5-FU so far.
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