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Started Abraxane Today

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    • March 13, 2017 at 8:07 pm
    Cindyco
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      We got a second opinion with Dr. Hamid on Friday and he encouraged us to also get the Abraxane as planned because of the aggressive lung nodules.  He said that he couldn’t offer us any trials right now because of her liver issues, but that there is a trial being amended at UCLA in the future that will allow for Grade 3-4 toxicities (not sure which trial this is yet).  He is planning to contact Dr. Ribas and we will go from there. Dr. Hamid also hasn’t ruled out immunotherapy in the future.  He is taking another look at my mom’s liver numbers and wants to figure out what caused it—if he can figure that out, then the immunotherapy doors will open again.  So things are in the works, but we are more scared than hopeful right now.

      So my mom started Abraxane today.  We pray that she will tolerate it well and that we will have a good response.

      In the meantime, we are getting her tumor tested and are praying that there is an actionable mutation.  It looks like she is BRAF and KIT negative, so hoping for an NRAS mutation or a mutation that shows up and can be treated by other cancers.  We also have an appointment scheduled with UCSD which has both the I-Predict program and NCI-MATCH.  According to UCSD, I-Predict has more flexible criteria, but they offer both.

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        • March 14, 2017 at 12:42 am
        maperny
        Participant

          Hope the Abraxane goes well and buys time to get onto some furrger treatment.

          Maria

          • March 15, 2017 at 1:42 am
          Bubbles
          Participant

            Hang in there.  I wish you and your mom my best.  c

            • March 15, 2017 at 2:11 am
            snow white
            Participant

              it sounds like you are on the right track.  Hang in there and stay strong.  

              xo Jen

                • March 16, 2017 at 7:26 pm
                jpg
                Participant

                  I havent abraxane prescribed for melanoma.  It can have some bad side effects. (it is known as taxol for breast cancer which I had.  hope he does ok

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