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Clinical trials
Discuss questions, comments and worries you have relating to clinical trials.
Why are Dr's afraid of herbs?
- By Mimi2009 · New reply 10:02 am
- 12 replies
- Last week my mom was offered to participate in a clinical study. She has platinum resistant IIIc with active growth mostly on her liver. As surgery was not an option, this trial was. Caleyx was offered ...
Going on clinical trial AGS-8M4
- By NannyLoLo · New reply November 25, 2009
- 11 replies
- After a 4 month remission I am going into a clinical trial. The trial is at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md. The drug being used is AGS-8M4 administered every other week by infusion. This is a drug that ...
Parp inhibitors ( olaparib)
- By lovehope · New reply November 24, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi Dear friends: i'm urgently looking for clinical trials in california or other state regarding the new drug of " parp inhibitors (olaparib) " any one have information about this pls call me @ 310-562-4891 ...
After 2 months of A6
- By BarbaraKB · New reply November 23, 2009
- 3 replies
- Dx with Stage 111c ovca last Nov. Had debulking and total hyst. in Dec, then 12 treatments of taxol/carboplat. (had avastin at that time, too as part of trial). Treatments ended in April 09. Over late ...
PI3K Pathway: A Potential Ovarian Cancer Therapeutic Target?
- By libbyshope · New reply November 22, 2009
- 3 replies
- I posted an article today, entitled "PI3K Pathway: A Potential Ovarian Cancer Therapeutic Target?" The article addresses two recent medical studies (an in vitro study & a Phase I clinical study) that ...
anyone aware of MORAb?
- By bj1 · New reply November 21, 2009
- 6 replies
- I have recently had a recurrence of ovarian cancer that was staged at IIC in April of 2006. After 6 rounds of treatment with taxol/carbo I have had clear CT scans and a CA125 in the single digits. Now ...
Nationwide Registry to "Match" Study Volunteers With Researchers
- By libbyshope · New reply November 19, 2009
- 6 replies
- Individuals who want to participate in research studies now can connect online with researchers nationwide through the first disease-neutral, volunteer recruitment registry. ResearchMatch.org is a not-for-profit ...
Morab-003 or farletuzumabAny one used....?
- By tealtalk · New reply November 10, 2009
- 3 replies
- Morab-003 is in clinical trials with taxol. Has anyone heard of this or been in the clinical trials with this protocal? It is for platinum resistant epithelial ovca. I am looking into the study but any ...
Update on my phase 1 trial--Doxil, Avastin, Torisel
- By TealOak · New reply November 8, 2009
- 14 replies
- Today I received CT results after 18 weeks of treatment with Doxil, Avastin & Torisel in a phase 1 trial at MDAnderson. I am happy to say that I have continued decrease in measurable disease. Several ...
KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
- By Executive · New reply November 7, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...
Abagovomab vaccine trial?
- By ReneeK1 · New reply November 6, 2009
- 28 replies
- What would you do in my situation? I've just completed 6 rounds of chemotherapy for stage 3 serous papillary adenocarcinoma, high grade. I've been asked to take part in a phase 2 (vaccine) study for abagovomab ...
Looking at 2 clinical trials
- By Diane_OConnor · New reply November 6, 2009
- 5 replies
- I am writing on behalf of a woman in my support group who is looking at two different clinical trials for recurrent ovca: one for PARP inhibitors with Carboplatin for BRCA1/2 carriers; the other is Nexavar ...
hr2 types breast ca
- By myles165 · New reply November 6, 2009
- 1 reply
- does anyone know of any new trials for hr2 breast ca have a friend whose relative has this type of ca and has 8 lymph nodes now positive for ca after extensive rx in boston hosp.... Have heard wonderful ...
Appealing Insurance Denial of Coverage for Trial
- By kathym · New reply November 2, 2009
- 4 replies
- I am looking for help from people who have appealed an insurance company non-coverage decision based upon a determination of trial as "investigational and experimental". I am stage IIIC ovarian cancer ...
Autologous T Cells Trial at Sloan
- By Peter82 · New reply October 29, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi all, Has anyone had any experience with this trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering? Looks like a new direction. Peter ...
Dose-dense weekly paclitaxel plus carboplatin improved survival
- By Plonanon · New reply October 28, 2009
- 2 replies
- I don't know if this has been posted here before. I just saw it and I thought it might be of interest to some of you. Dose-dense weekly paclitaxel plus carboplatin improved survival compared with the ...
Doxil, Avastin, Torisel Trial
- By TealOak · New reply October 27, 2009
- 24 replies
- I normally lurk but thought I would come out of hiding. After having disease progression while on first line chemo ( carbo/taxol), I am starting a phase 1 clinical trial with Doxil, Avastin and Torisel ...
Brivanib
- By alisonc · Posted October 26, 2009
- 0 replies
- I have reoccurance of stage IIIC ovarian cancer in multiple places in my abdomen. I was waiting for the last couple of months for a new trial they said would be great for me. At my meeting today, they ...
EC145 Produces Significant Anti-Tumor Activity In Advanced OVCA Patients
- By libbyshope · New reply October 22, 2009
- 6 replies
- Endocyte, Inc., a cancer drug discovery and development company, presented data from a Phase IIa clinical trial for EC145, currently in development as a potential treatment for advanced ovarian cancer ...
PARP inhibitors, anyone?
- By MariaDe · New reply October 7, 2009
- 23 replies
- Does anyone have solid info on clinical trials using PARP inhibitors. I am BRCA 1 + and just recurring for the second time with stage 3c Ov Ca, My CA 125 is at 125, and I have 2 small measurable tumors ...
