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mchiu12
mchiu12 CSN Member Posts: 5
edited March 2014 in Skin Cancer #1
I have metastic melanoma on lung, liver, rectal, bone and limbs. Could anyone tell me some other options of chemo if no benefit otained from standard DTIC.
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  • GinSue
    GinSue CSN Member Posts: 19
    #2
    Look into clinical trials
    check these websites to see if there are any clinical trials you may be a candidate for

    http://clinicaltrials.gov/

    http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials
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  • NailBitingHusband
    NailBitingHusband CSN Member Posts: 23
    #3
    RO5185426 / PLX4032
    Go to clinicaltrails.gov and look up RO5185426 (it used to be called PLX4032). My wife started it last week and it has a real promising future. Below are links to a series of articles about it from last week's NY Times:

    h​ttp://www.n​ytimes.com/​2010/02/22/​health/rese​arch/22tria​l.html

    http​://www.nyti​mes.com/201​0/02/23/hea​lth/researc​h/23trial.h​tml

    http://www.​nytimes.com​/2010/02/24​/health/res​earch/24tri​al.html?hp

    Good luck!

    Mike
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