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    • February 5, 2014 at 7:11 pm
    aquamak
    Participant

      I haven’t posted in awhile and things are pretty much quite.  I successfully complete the dendritic cell vaccine trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and I hope I get some type of benefit from it even though it was only a Phase 1.  The research doctors there are very optimistic about this type of treatment because it is supposed to “train” your body’s own immune system to identify and destroy melanoma cells.  This trail involved me receiving 50 injections in my groin and armpit over a 3 month period.  These injections were made from my own harvested stem cells and were “encoded” with melanoma antigens so that the immune system response was hopefully tailored to recognize only melanoma.

      Tomorrow I go for my 9 month scans and hopefully I am still NED from my neck dissection last May.  I feel fine but as you know, every little ache, pain or discomfort sends my mind in a spin.  Luckily, my oncologist schedules the scans for early in the morning and I meet with her in the afternoon for the results.  I still have “scanxiety” wondering what if they find something.

      I will report back with my results and hopefully I will be on the way to 1 year NED!

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        • February 5, 2014 at 8:02 pm
        POW
        Participant

          That sounds like a very promising trial. Good luck to you tomorrow. Let us know how things go for you.

          • February 5, 2014 at 8:02 pm
          POW
          Participant

            That sounds like a very promising trial. Good luck to you tomorrow. Let us know how things go for you.

            • February 5, 2014 at 8:02 pm
            POW
            Participant

              That sounds like a very promising trial. Good luck to you tomorrow. Let us know how things go for you.

              • February 5, 2014 at 8:25 pm
              BrianP
              Participant

                Sounds like you got into a really promising adjuvant trial.  Good adjuvant trails can be hard to come by.  Best of luck with your scan.  If you don't mind can you post the ID number for the trial so I can look it up and read more about it. 

                Thanks,

                Brian

                  • February 6, 2014 at 1:30 pm
                  POW
                  Participant

                    Brian, I don't know which trial aquamark is in. However, I do know that Sloan Kettering does conduct some small (apparantly self-financed) in-house clinical trials on dendritic cell vaccines. You might check out the MSK web site to see what they're offering now.

                    • February 6, 2014 at 1:30 pm
                    POW
                    Participant

                      Brian, I don't know which trial aquamark is in. However, I do know that Sloan Kettering does conduct some small (apparantly self-financed) in-house clinical trials on dendritic cell vaccines. You might check out the MSK web site to see what they're offering now.

                      • February 6, 2014 at 1:30 pm
                      POW
                      Participant

                        Brian, I don't know which trial aquamark is in. However, I do know that Sloan Kettering does conduct some small (apparantly self-financed) in-house clinical trials on dendritic cell vaccines. You might check out the MSK web site to see what they're offering now.

                      • February 5, 2014 at 8:25 pm
                      BrianP
                      Participant

                        Sounds like you got into a really promising adjuvant trial.  Good adjuvant trails can be hard to come by.  Best of luck with your scan.  If you don't mind can you post the ID number for the trial so I can look it up and read more about it. 

                        Thanks,

                        Brian

                        • February 5, 2014 at 8:25 pm
                        BrianP
                        Participant

                          Sounds like you got into a really promising adjuvant trial.  Good adjuvant trails can be hard to come by.  Best of luck with your scan.  If you don't mind can you post the ID number for the trial so I can look it up and read more about it. 

                          Thanks,

                          Brian

                          • February 6, 2014 at 12:28 pm
                          tschmith
                          Participant

                            Best wishes for clear scans!  The best cure for "scanxiety"!

                            • February 6, 2014 at 12:28 pm
                            tschmith
                            Participant

                              Best wishes for clear scans!  The best cure for "scanxiety"!

                              • February 6, 2014 at 12:28 pm
                              tschmith
                              Participant

                                Best wishes for clear scans!  The best cure for "scanxiety"!

                                • February 6, 2014 at 10:47 pm
                                aquamak
                                Participant

                                  Great news-scans clear!  9 months NED.  I know it is a short time but it is an important milestone for me and now lloking forward to 1 year.  Thank you all for your kind words and the best of health to everyone!

                                  For BrianP:  the clinical trail ID at MSKCC is 10-229.

                                  • February 6, 2014 at 10:47 pm
                                  aquamak
                                  Participant

                                    Great news-scans clear!  9 months NED.  I know it is a short time but it is an important milestone for me and now lloking forward to 1 year.  Thank you all for your kind words and the best of health to everyone!

                                    For BrianP:  the clinical trail ID at MSKCC is 10-229.

                                      • February 9, 2014 at 4:40 am
                                      BrianP
                                      Participant

                                        Awesome news!!!  Thanks for the ID number.  I will check that one out.

                                        Brian

                                        • February 9, 2014 at 4:40 am
                                        BrianP
                                        Participant

                                          Awesome news!!!  Thanks for the ID number.  I will check that one out.

                                          Brian

                                          • February 9, 2014 at 4:40 am
                                          BrianP
                                          Participant

                                            Awesome news!!!  Thanks for the ID number.  I will check that one out.

                                            Brian

                                            • February 10, 2014 at 1:30 am
                                            Jahendry12
                                            Participant

                                              So happy about your good news!  Celebrate every milestone. 

                                              Here's to may more months & years NED!!!!

                                              • February 10, 2014 at 1:30 am
                                              Jahendry12
                                              Participant

                                                So happy about your good news!  Celebrate every milestone. 

                                                Here's to may more months & years NED!!!!

                                                • February 10, 2014 at 1:30 am
                                                Jahendry12
                                                Participant

                                                  So happy about your good news!  Celebrate every milestone. 

                                                  Here's to may more months & years NED!!!!

                                                • February 6, 2014 at 10:47 pm
                                                aquamak
                                                Participant

                                                  Great news-scans clear!  9 months NED.  I know it is a short time but it is an important milestone for me and now lloking forward to 1 year.  Thank you all for your kind words and the best of health to everyone!

                                                  For BrianP:  the clinical trail ID at MSKCC is 10-229.

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