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#8603 10-21-2006 02:22 PM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 248 Gold Member (200+ posts) |  Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 248 | Yes Amy my chemo drugs did change but to be honest I think Gary is on the right page, My induction therapys goal was to get me in remmission for a transplant I don't even want to make pretend how this applies to solid tumors. My thoughts are with you.
Mark
Mark D. Stage 3 Nasopharynx dx10/99 T2N3M0 40xrad 2x Cisplatin 5FU. acute leuk 1998.
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#8604 10-21-2006 09:23 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Cisplatin isn't supposed to have as great an effect on the bone marrow so stem cell transplants are typically not necessary. There are other forms of chemo that will take out the bone marrow so BMT's must be done. Attached is an interesting analysis of efficacy for induction ct for H&N patients in the Journal of Clinical Oncology http://www.jco.org/cgi/content/full/23/6/1059 And a recent clinical trial link for induction ct http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/show/NCT00117572
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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