Betty,
You may want to look into the possibility of monoclonal antibodies. I have
a friend who is getting this therapy for earlier stage colon cancer that was
completely removed by surgery. It is very experimental but has no side
effects. They infuse the antibodies (which come from mice!!) by IV. I don't
know if it's appropriate for later stage disease, or whether it's available
generally. They got if from a German chemical company on a "compassionate
use" basis, but it is being used somewhere in this country for clinical
trials.They got the suggestion from an oncologiist at UC San Francisco..you
may want to have your doctor do a Medline search for it...hope this helps..
Torie
At 12:28 AM 1/21/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
>Hello and Help!
>
>My name is Betty Bronson and I,m looking for help for my nephew. He has
>Adenocarcinoma of the ColonRectal area. It now is in his liver too.
>
>Please, My nephew has the above named cancer. He has been treated with the
>following Chemo,s. 1 year of 5FU Leucovorin. This worked very well. He had
>3 years before he had symptoms again. 2nd.He was given CPT 11 for 1 year.
>When his CEA count started rising his Doctor changed his Chemo to 5Fu by
>infusion. He has been on this for about 6 weeks with a 2 week rest. His
>last CEA count had risen to 83. Double what it was 2 months ago. His Doctor
>stopped his treatment today! She is looking for ANY new treatment that may
>work. He is only 37 years old with children at home. Any help and or advice
>will be greatly appericated. With out help he will die. Please give this
>letter to anyone whom you think might be able to help.
>
>
> Sincerely and Thanks
> Betty Bronson
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