
June 1st: day 1
Daniel M: melanoma Treatment: anti-CTLA-4 drug ipilimumab (Yervoy®) as part of a clinical trial.
What if your cancer had only a 5% success rate with standard treatment?
"When the doctor called, he said, 'Daniel, are you sitting down or standing up?'"
June 2nd: day 2
Pam G: lung cancer Treatment: anti-PD-1 drug nivolumab as part of a trial
What if chemo and radiation don't work for your cancer?
"I would not be alive today if it were not for this drug."
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PNgTgxeUM0
June 3rd: day 3
Carley r: Ewing's sarcoma Treatment: autologous tumor cell FANG™ vaccine (uses patient's own tumor cells as a vaccine) as part of a trial
What if your cancer came back?
“It just seemed like a really positive idea to build your immune system to be able to fight cancer, instead of just breaking it down with chemotherapy."
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7hx0Qv_2j0
June 4th: day 4
Father dennis b: acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) Treatment: chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy
Would having cancer make you question your beliefs?
"The T cell experience was a walk through the park. It was a piece of cake compared to the chemo and the transplant."