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      • April 20, 2015 at 4:59 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks Celeste for your response.  I'm just not sure I believe that the PD-1's are able to work in the brain. The trial my dad has been on has reduced tumors everywhere in his body (37% so far), however we now have a new brain met… nothing new anywhere else for the past 8 months.  Maybe I'm just a pesimist but given the new met in the brain, i'm really concerned that we're always going to have to be worried about the brain even though he's considered a responder on the trial.

      • April 20, 2015 at 4:59 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks Celeste for your response.  I'm just not sure I believe that the PD-1's are able to work in the brain. The trial my dad has been on has reduced tumors everywhere in his body (37% so far), however we now have a new brain met… nothing new anywhere else for the past 8 months.  Maybe I'm just a pesimist but given the new met in the brain, i'm really concerned that we're always going to have to be worried about the brain even though he's considered a responder on the trial.

      • April 20, 2015 at 4:59 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks Celeste for your response.  I'm just not sure I believe that the PD-1's are able to work in the brain. The trial my dad has been on has reduced tumors everywhere in his body (37% so far), however we now have a new brain met… nothing new anywhere else for the past 8 months.  Maybe I'm just a pesimist but given the new met in the brain, i'm really concerned that we're always going to have to be worried about the brain even though he's considered a responder on the trial.

      • April 7, 2015 at 12:55 am
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks Ed!

      • April 7, 2015 at 12:55 am
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks Ed!

      • April 7, 2015 at 12:55 am
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks Ed!

      • April 6, 2015 at 10:43 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks, he's on Opdivo… So I'm guessing that doesn't cross the bbb…

      • April 6, 2015 at 10:43 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks, he's on Opdivo… So I'm guessing that doesn't cross the bbb…

      • April 6, 2015 at 10:43 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks, he's on Opdivo… So I'm guessing that doesn't cross the bbb…

      • December 12, 2014 at 5:59 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      I thoroughly agree with this response.  As upsetting as this is, its not BMS's fault.  We as US citizens require all of our drugs to be safe.  Because of this, the FDA has rules they set forth to getting drugs approved, which includes trials, etc.  Trials have pre-determined criteria before patients start them, which the FDA reviews.  If the companies deviate from these protocols there is a risk that their drug will not be approved, and patients will therefore never get a chance to go on the drug that the company is making.  I'm so sorry for what you are going through, but its unfortunately the rules set forth by our government not BMS.

      • December 12, 2014 at 5:59 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      I thoroughly agree with this response.  As upsetting as this is, its not BMS's fault.  We as US citizens require all of our drugs to be safe.  Because of this, the FDA has rules they set forth to getting drugs approved, which includes trials, etc.  Trials have pre-determined criteria before patients start them, which the FDA reviews.  If the companies deviate from these protocols there is a risk that their drug will not be approved, and patients will therefore never get a chance to go on the drug that the company is making.  I'm so sorry for what you are going through, but its unfortunately the rules set forth by our government not BMS.

      • December 12, 2014 at 5:59 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      I thoroughly agree with this response.  As upsetting as this is, its not BMS's fault.  We as US citizens require all of our drugs to be safe.  Because of this, the FDA has rules they set forth to getting drugs approved, which includes trials, etc.  Trials have pre-determined criteria before patients start them, which the FDA reviews.  If the companies deviate from these protocols there is a risk that their drug will not be approved, and patients will therefore never get a chance to go on the drug that the company is making.  I'm so sorry for what you are going through, but its unfortunately the rules set forth by our government not BMS.

      • November 5, 2014 at 6:15 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks Celeste!

      • November 5, 2014 at 6:15 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks Celeste!

      • November 5, 2014 at 6:15 pm
      Ashley
      Participant

      Thanks Celeste!

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