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- August 11, 2011 at 5:25 am
My Mom has finished 3 rounds of IL2 in Buffalo and is now moving on to IPI. I am just wondering if we can somehow pool all of the melonama treatments available in Canada vs the US. What have been the most effective treatments.
My mum has stage 4 melanoma that has not spread past her lungs.
Thanks in advance
Tricia
My Mom has finished 3 rounds of IL2 in Buffalo and is now moving on to IPI. I am just wondering if we can somehow pool all of the melonama treatments available in Canada vs the US. What have been the most effective treatments.
My mum has stage 4 melanoma that has not spread past her lungs.
Thanks in advance
Tricia
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- August 11, 2011 at 10:59 am
Tricia, can you tell us a bit about your mum's history with melanoma? Perhaps you could
update your profile page, as this will really help us to help you better.Ipi (now called Yervoy) is probably the most effective drug that we have at the moment.
Other treatments that are worth considering include Braf and similar inhibitors.However, I feel that TIL treatment (adoptive cell therapy) is the most promising therapy
that is available. For more info see:
http://www.melanoma.org/community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/til-treatment-adoptive-cell-therapy-clinical-trialIt appears that the US has the biggest range of melanoma treatments in the world. I
think that your options could be fairly limited in Canada, but I am not certain of what
is available at the moment. Clinical trials are always worth considering. See:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=&recr=Open&rslt=&type=&cond=melanoma&intr=&outc=&lead=&spons=&id=&state1=&cntry1=NA%3ACA&state2=&cntry2=&state3=&cntry3=&locn=&gndr=&rcv_s=&rcv_e=&lup_s=&lup_e=Hope this helps.
Frank from Australia
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- August 11, 2011 at 12:17 pm
Hi Tricia,
I'm from Canada (Toronto) and also have Stage 4 which hasn't spread beyond the lungs. After failing dacarabazine, I just started ipi (Yervoy) yesterday. Canada doesn't seem to have alot of treatment options, but there are some options available in clinical trials and newer ones becoming available in the next few months (which are already in the U.S.). For example, TIL treatment is in the experimental stages right now and will be available for human use in 4-6 months. Also, Anti PD-1 is also to become available later this year. Even though we're behind, we're getting there. IL-2 and Leukine treatments arn't available in Canada and we have to travel in order to get them.
Best of luck to your Mom
Lisa
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- August 11, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Hi Lisa, we also live in Canada, my husband (stage 4) just tested negative for BRAF. In order to eligible for the ipi he must try chemo first, how many tries did you do of Decarbazine before you were allowed the ipi? The TIL and Anti PD-1, do you have to be BRAF positive for these? I hope you have a positive outcome with the ipi. I am fearful they may pull the ipi before he is eligible to enroll in the study.
All the best,
lyndaloo
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- August 12, 2011 at 2:07 am
Lyndaloo, I would just like to chime in here. As far as I know, TIL treatment is
certainly possible without being BRAF positive. However, this therapy has eligibility
criteria that can be quite strict and therefore not everyone might be accepted.Here is a link to a previous thread about anti-pd-1:
http://www.melanoma.org/community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/anti-pd-1-what-it-and-who-itBest wishes
Frank from Australia
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- August 12, 2011 at 2:07 am
Lyndaloo, I would just like to chime in here. As far as I know, TIL treatment is
certainly possible without being BRAF positive. However, this therapy has eligibility
criteria that can be quite strict and therefore not everyone might be accepted.Here is a link to a previous thread about anti-pd-1:
http://www.melanoma.org/community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/anti-pd-1-what-it-and-who-itBest wishes
Frank from Australia
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- August 11, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Hi Lisa, we also live in Canada, my husband (stage 4) just tested negative for BRAF. In order to eligible for the ipi he must try chemo first, how many tries did you do of Decarbazine before you were allowed the ipi? The TIL and Anti PD-1, do you have to be BRAF positive for these? I hope you have a positive outcome with the ipi. I am fearful they may pull the ipi before he is eligible to enroll in the study.
All the best,
lyndaloo
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- August 11, 2011 at 12:17 pm
Hi Tricia,
I'm from Canada (Toronto) and also have Stage 4 which hasn't spread beyond the lungs. After failing dacarabazine, I just started ipi (Yervoy) yesterday. Canada doesn't seem to have alot of treatment options, but there are some options available in clinical trials and newer ones becoming available in the next few months (which are already in the U.S.). For example, TIL treatment is in the experimental stages right now and will be available for human use in 4-6 months. Also, Anti PD-1 is also to become available later this year. Even though we're behind, we're getting there. IL-2 and Leukine treatments arn't available in Canada and we have to travel in order to get them.
Best of luck to your Mom
Lisa
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- August 11, 2011 at 10:59 am
Tricia, can you tell us a bit about your mum's history with melanoma? Perhaps you could
update your profile page, as this will really help us to help you better.Ipi (now called Yervoy) is probably the most effective drug that we have at the moment.
Other treatments that are worth considering include Braf and similar inhibitors.However, I feel that TIL treatment (adoptive cell therapy) is the most promising therapy
that is available. For more info see:
http://www.melanoma.org/community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/til-treatment-adoptive-cell-therapy-clinical-trialIt appears that the US has the biggest range of melanoma treatments in the world. I
think that your options could be fairly limited in Canada, but I am not certain of what
is available at the moment. Clinical trials are always worth considering. See:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=&recr=Open&rslt=&type=&cond=melanoma&intr=&outc=&lead=&spons=&id=&state1=&cntry1=NA%3ACA&state2=&cntry2=&state3=&cntry3=&locn=&gndr=&rcv_s=&rcv_e=&lup_s=&lup_e=Hope this helps.
Frank from Australia
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