"Fellows" just means they are doctors who are at NIH on a temporary basis. They applied for a fellowship on the Surgical Branch. For example, my fellow has a 3-year commitment, after which he will return to his "home" hospital to complete his residency. The fellows rotate to thei...
I have Apts at NIH OCT 4th, 5th and 6th for pulmonary test, meet the thoracic surgeon and harvesting white blood cells. Excited and scared all at the same time. Excellent! I know just how you feel :) Let me know if you have questions. Do you know which surgeon you'll be meeting? Very happy for you!...
Chiming in late, but just want to add my voice to the others--you DO have options, as others have pointed out. There are more clinical trials for mCRC now than ever before, if you want to go that route. Check out DK37's scientific posts thread. The trial I did (which has rendered me NED) is in my si...
my current Dr is not ready for me to go through that yet and would like to see another scan on the Keytruda... Just so long as you recognize that it is YOUR life and YOUR decision. If you want to go for a trial, your oncologist should respect that and support you. That said, one more scan doesn't s...
Celine Do u know if Karin had success? I know its new and their isn't much info, but if it doesn't work can I try other tx? I live in western Maryland and Bethesda is only 3 hrs away so I'm hopeful this will work Unfortunately, the TIL treatment did not work for Karin. Regarding your second questio...