MD Anderson has reviewed my case and accepted me to come down and see them. After Dana Farber (Harvard) in Boston rejected me I was surprised. I don't anticipate there is any standard treatment they can do for me (my CC insists there is not) beyond the chemo I'm doing now, but I'm hoping there is a clinical trial or something that I might be eligible for.

So later this month my wife and I are headed for Houston. Either way I'm excited. Even if MD Anderson can offer me nothing, I'll at least have the peace of mind that I've done absolutely everything I can to try to beat this thing, and that I've explored every possible avenue.


Last edited by Steve J.; 03-05-2009 09:28 AM.
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.