My dad has stage IV melanoma with involvement in the brain, liver, and lungs. In Nov. 2011, he received the first diagnosis of melanoma from a node in his belly button. It hadn't spread at that point, but a scan in the summer of 2012 revealed melanoma in one lymph node. The nodes in that area were all removed, but in September 2012, a scan showed that the cancer had become metastatic and was in his liver, lungs, and brain. At first, he received Ippi treatments, which were ineffective. He then had a chemo cocktail of three agents, one of which was Avastin.

My dad has stage IV melanoma with involvement in the brain, liver, and lungs. In Nov. 2011, he received the first diagnosis of melanoma from a node in his belly button. It hadn't spread at that point, but a scan in the summer of 2012 revealed melanoma in one lymph node. The nodes in that area were all removed, but in September 2012, a scan showed that the cancer had become metastatic and was in his liver, lungs, and brain. At first, he received Ippi treatments, which were ineffective. He then had a chemo cocktail of three agents, one of which was Avastin. That was only moderately effective. He also had gamma knife surgery and radiation for his brain tumors. In May, he entered an anti PD1 clinical trial, but was just taken out of it after a scan revealed tumor growth in his lungs and brain. He is supposed to start more chemo treatment again, including an oral chemo that is supposedly more effective against brain tumors. Does anyone have any suggestions of some other treatments we could try? We are open to trying anything that might help. Thanks!