Postby GrouseMan » Thu Apr 28, 2016 2:36 pm
JDinNC,
I urge you to look into one of the immunotherapy trials for Melanoma. They have been helping many melanoma patients. Also the following links to something I have been following for some time:
PV-10 (a solution of Rose Bengal) injected into the tumor. This kills the tumor, but also for some reason, not fully understood also results in an Immune response and activates the immune system to attack tumors that have not been injected! This is a very simple molecule know for a very long time (Discovered in 1882). Overall its pretty innocuous as far as chemicals go. Its used as a coloring agent in foods and cosmetics. And is very cheap. What will make it expensive is the clinical trials and other studies needed to bring this to patients.
The Company:
https://www.pvct.com/pv10melanoma.htmlA report from 2012 describing its responses. This links to the Skin Cancer Foundations web site.
http://www.skincancer.org/publications/ ... no-1/PV-10A Wikipedia article about Rose Bengal - a known dye commonly used in eye drops to stain damaged conjunctival and corneal cells and thereby identify damage to the eye.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_bengalAnd Lastly a PubMed Abstract from 2014 referencing a Study in the Journal of Surgical Oncology.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24510477Also:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT ... tus&rank=6Who knows it might also help treat your colon cancer as well!
Good luck.
GrouseMan
DW 53 dx Jun 2013
CT mets Liver Spleen lung. IVb CEA~110
Jul 2013 Sig Resct
8/13 FolFox,Avastin 12Tx mild sfx, Ongoing 5-FU Avastin every 3 wks.
CEA: good marker
7/7/14 CT Can't see the spleen Mets.
8/16/15 CEA Up, CT new abdominal mets. Iri, 5-FU, Avastin every 2 wks.
1/16 Iri, Erbitux and likely Avastin (Trial) CEA going >.
1/17 CEA up again dropped from Trial, Mets growth 4-6 mm in abdomen
5/2/17 Failed second trial, Hospitalized 15 days 5/11. Home Hospice 5/26, at peace 6/4/2017