Kritter up date 10-06-15

Sending positive thoughts and prayers to Kritter.  Praying for a miracle for her.

p

damn, this infuriates me!!!  we have lost so many good people to this f***** disease.  i try not to let it get to me but it does.  kritter has fought so hard and she deserves better news.  well, like hondo, i'm going to pray and pray and pray for a miracle.  God bless you Kritter, you are in my thoughts and prayers.  love, hugs and prayers abound to you!

dj

Thanks for the update. She has been in my thoughts and prayers since your previous update. I'm glad we are praying in agreement.  For God all things are possible.  

Hello, I previously posted  a similar post under a different heading. I, obviously am a big fan of immunotherapy. Good luck!!

Hello, I do not post often but do read the posts. I was originally diagnosed in 2012  with SCC stage IV tonsil cancer with lymph node involvement on both sides of neck. I had a modified bilateral (ear to ear) neck dissection. No chemo or rads as I had those for lymphoma 20 years prior. I was NED a until a recurrance in 2013. After refusing treatment, I was given 6 months to live and by March 2014 was coughing up a good amount of blood and feeling the tumor getting bigger. In April 2014 I joined a clinical trial for MEDI4736 at The Angeles Clinic in Los Angeles with Dr. Ani Balmanoukian (The trial is offered in other places). 1 hour infusions 2X/month with practically no side effects (some itching for 2-3 weeks) The trial lasted a year and to date I'm NED. About MEDI4736: MEDI4736 is a human monoclonal antibody directed against programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1). Signals from PD-L1 help tumours avoid detection by the immune system. MEDI4736 blocks these signals, countering the tumour’s immune-evading tactics. MEDI4736 is being developed, alongside other immunotherapies (IMTs), to empower the patient’s immune system and attack the cancer. 

I"m more than happy to answer questions if you would like. 

Trying to spread the word regarding immunotherapy. The FDA has approved Keytruda, an anti PDL1 drug to treat non small cell lung cancer and in combination with another drug for melanoma with other cancers right aroung the corner. Times are changing fast and I'm thankful new treatments with less toxicity and side effects are in the process of getting approved. I've read many of your posts and I know you understand the power of hope and prayer. I beleive these new drugs will answer a lot of prayers. 

Thanks for all your support on this site; you probably have no idea how many peoples' lives you have affected and enriched...including mine.

Hondo said:

Kritter up-date 10-6-15

Hi Everyone

 

Got an e-mail for Kritter saying she is feeling a lot better and she asked me to tell you all thanks for all the prayers.

 

God bless you all

Tim

that report Tim. Prayer is a powerful thing.

Barbara