Postby dianne052506 » Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:13 pm
Maia - Apex is not far at all from Durham, maybe only 25 miles, but 45 minutes or so in traffic. Dr. Powderly is in Huntersville, NC, just outside of Charlotte. I honestly don't know whether your friend would meet the criteria or not, but Dr. Powderly seems very open to talking to anyone. It couldn't hurt.
Sharon - I think about Brady and our other heroes a lot. This particular drug wasn't available at all during his struggle. The earlier versions of this drug (by Bristol-Myers-Squibb and some other company) didn't seem to be efffective at all on colon cancer. I have no idea what makes the Genetech drug different.
I know this could fall apart tomorrow, but I'm here today, and I don't feel bad. What a change from the previous years!
Dianne
May 06 Stage IV CC: liver,ovarian mets
Oct 07 inoperable lung mets
Feb 08 - Apr'12 chemo
allergic to oxaliplatin, irinotecan
Aug '12-Feb'14 Genentech PD-L1/Avastin trial
Mar '14 -radiation to largest lung nodule
still recovering; looking at trials again