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Clinical trials
Discuss questions, comments and worries you have relating to clinical trials.
Folate Analog Epothilone A by BMS
- By alisonc · New reply October 2, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi, I was stage 3c in Nov/07, usual surgery including bowel resection and bladder surgery. I am platinum resistant and reoccured within 5 months. Had successful radiation on the tumour but now back in ...
Avastin Side Effects
- By tomd · New reply October 1, 2009
- 9 replies
- My wife Patty had her 2nd Avastin treatment and within 5 days her energy level just tanks. She is tired all the time and sleeps a lot. Have any of you experienced that and what are you doing for it? Thanks ...
Free CancerCare Clinical Trials Workshop
- By OCNA_Events · Posted September 29, 2009
- 0 replies
- Clinical Trials: Improving Treatment Options and Care for People Living with Cancer Wednesday, December 9, 2009 1:30 - 2:30pm Eastern Time Topics Include an overview of the importance of clinical trials ...
New Phase I/II study of OSI-906
- By Shamrock2009 · New reply September 25, 2009
- 1 reply
- OSI Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase III Registration-Oriented Study For OSI-906 In Adrenocortical Carcinoma And Phase I/II Study In Ovarian Cancer NewsRx.com September 17, 2009 OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc ...
Chemo cost
- By uju99 · New reply September 24, 2009
- 7 replies
- what would be in-general cost for any clinical trial chemo take per visit ? I'm doing this at Duke Clinic. Will they send me the bill each week I go for chemo ? How does this work ? Just to have some ...
Starting A6 Clinical Trial next week.
- By BarbaraKB · New reply September 17, 2009
- 6 replies
- I was diagnosed in 11/08 with stage 111C OVCA, has total hyster. and debulking 12/1/08. Finished with chemo of Taxol/Carboplatin in April of 09. Ca 125 levels returned to normal during chemo, began to ...
Hedgehog trial :-)
- By llj · New reply September 11, 2009
- 5 replies
- Have you heard of the new Hedgehog trial? My doctor says it sounds very, very promising. I think, when I get back into remission, I may get to be a part of this trial. :-) http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRele ...
pazopanib trial
- By agg22 · New reply September 11, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hi everyone, To recap, my mother was diagnosed with stage IIIc ovarian cancer in February 2009. She went through 6 cycles of chemo (5 with IP/IV cisplatin / taxol, 1 with IV carbo/taxol). Her scan in ...
New drug: BC-819 study for ascites
- By Shamrock2009 · Posted September 4, 2009
- 0 replies
- This in an article about a upcoming a study with BC-819 for malignant ascites: http://www.news-medical.net/news/2009082 4/Orphan-drug-status-granted-to-BioCance lls-BC-819-drug.aspx ...
My Clinical Trial has been canceled
- By CountryGirl46 · New reply August 31, 2009
- 12 replies
- As some of you may know I was on the Nanotax Clinical Trial. I had surgery July 31 to put in an abdominal port in which they would put the nanotax directly into my abdominal cavitiy. I started the trial ...
First CT results after starting Phase 1 trial
- By TealOak · New reply August 30, 2009
- 17 replies
- I have stage 4 clear cell ovarian which progressed during 9 cycles of Carbo/Taxol ( liver mets & lymph nodes). In a month off chemo, liver mets doubled in size and several new nodes showed up. Six weeks ...
Explain clinical trials
- By kalo555 · New reply August 20, 2009
- 10 replies
- Could someone explain the pros/cons of clinical trials. Im sure I don't have the proper understanding but I can't help but think that if you engage in a "trial" that it's like being a guinea pig. What ...
Targeted Gene Therapies Use Diphtheria Toxin To Fight Ovarian Cancer
- By libbyshope · New reply August 16, 2009
- 13 replies
- I read a posting yesterday under "clinical trials" regarding the use of nanoparticles to fight ovarian cancer. The post contained a cross link to the MIT-Lankenau Institute research work. FYI, I published ...
Nanoparticles fight cancer
- By llj · New reply August 11, 2009
- 3 replies
- Here is an exciting, promising treatment: http://www.rdmag.com/News/2009/08/Materi als-Nanoparticles-Target-Ovarian-Cancer ...
PRECEDENT clinical trial
- By blacksea_turtle · New reply July 28, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi All, I just received this and I am posting it in case someone is interested: The PRECEDENT research study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of EC145 in combination with standard chemotherapy ...
GOG 0218 study closed
- By Shamrock2009 · New reply July 27, 2009
- 15 replies
- Hi GOG 0218 particpants! The GOG 0218 study has recently closed after meeting its accrual goals. After adequate data is collected we should be hearing onto what arms we were randomized. The end of study ...
PARP INHIBITOR TRIAL
- By JanLP · New reply July 27, 2009
- 12 replies
- This is the first time I have posted so excuse the lengthly note. I have been dealing with Primary Peritoneal and Ovarian Cancer for the last 4 years. I have been in remission several times, but not longer ...
Ovarian Cancer
- By celestdragon · New reply July 14, 2009
- 5 replies
- Does anyone know if there is an ovarian cancer pill out there yet ...
AVE8062 and today's cynical rant.
- By drummedup · New reply July 13, 2009
- 26 replies
- Some of you may remember me. My wife was diagnosed OVCA stage 1a clear cell in Dec 2006. She is from Switzerland. We are here now getting treatment for a recurrence. Best health care in the world, some ...
Genetic testing
- By Linval · New reply July 11, 2009
- 33 replies
- I was wondering if anyone knows about genetic testing for ovarian cancer and what the process is in doing so. Its a little scary to think of. What do you do if it comes back positive? My mother had ovarian ...
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