Obesity;prolonged inactivity; fiber; KRAS G13D*****UPDATE on MSK vs Zaltrap

coloCan
coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
edited November 2012 in Colorectal Cancer #1
ecancer.org/news/3458
("Obesity promotes tumor growth regardless of diet" with link to original study)

medicalnewstoday.com/articles/251492.php
(prolonged sitting not good,even with exercise)

sciencealert.com.au/news/20121410-23797.html
(on fiber's benefits)

Plus:

ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=30012
(on more timely Dx results)

Research is taking a close look at a KRAS mutation known as KRAS G13D which might be susceptible to erbitux, which is usually not administered for KRAS mutations:
jco.ascopubs.org/content/30/29/3570.abstract

(if you can access it, the Sept issue of clinicaloncology.com has :"For Anti-EGFR Therapy, Not All KRAS Mutations Created Equal"-worth reading!)

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  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #2
    and from NYTimes:why MSK won't use Zaltrap
    nytimes.com/2012/10/15/opinion/a-hosiptal-says-no-to-an-11000-a-month-cancer-drug.html?_r=0
  • janie1
    janie1 Member Posts: 753 Member
    #3
    coloCan said:

    and from NYTimes:why MSK won't use Zaltrap
    nytimes.com/2012/10/15/opinion/a-hosiptal-says-no-to-an-11000-a-month-cancer-drug.html?_r=0

    Sloan won't use Zaltrap
    I'm treated at MSK, so this is very discouraging, however, if they think it doesn't offer anything more than Avastin, at least a lot more money isn't being spent.
    HMMMMM........however.....Genentech makes Avastin.......and I am wondering if MSK and Genentech have an "alliance", meaning they (MSK) will only use Avastin..........something to think about.

    Was hoping Zaltrap would work better than Avastin. Zaltrap targets tumors 3 ways.....Avastin only 1.
    I don't know, something doesn't seem right.
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #4
    janie1 said:

    Sloan won't use Zaltrap
    I'm treated at MSK, so this is very discouraging, however, if they think it doesn't offer anything more than Avastin, at least a lot more money isn't being spent.
    HMMMMM........however.....Genentech makes Avastin.......and I am wondering if MSK and Genentech have an "alliance", meaning they (MSK) will only use Avastin..........something to think about.

    Was hoping Zaltrap would work better than Avastin. Zaltrap targets tumors 3 ways.....Avastin only 1.
    I don't know, something doesn't seem right.

    Apparently this move by MSK had a positive result:
    cost for Zaltrap reduced by fifty percent!!~!!

    nytimes.com/2012/11/09/business/sanofi-halves-price-of-drug-after-sloan-kettering-balks-at-paying-it.html?
  • coloCan
    coloCan Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #5
    coloCan said:

    Apparently this move by MSK had a positive result:
    cost for Zaltrap reduced by fifty percent!!~!!

    nytimes.com/2012/11/09/business/sanofi-halves-price-of-drug-after-sloan-kettering-balks-at-paying-it.html?

    and stage 3ers should be aware of this:
    medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252546.php

    or

    http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/can-foods-affect-colon-cancer-survival/

    or

    newswise.com/articles/view/595810/?sc=dwhn
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #6
    coloCan said:

    and stage 3ers should be aware of this:
    medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252546.php

    or

    http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/can-foods-affect-colon-cancer-survival/

    or

    newswise.com/articles/view/595810/?sc=dwhn

    always great info steve, thanks
    http://www.cancernetwork.com/colorectal-cancer/content/article/10165/2113237
    i think the sugar debate has been won at last, but i could be wrong. would not be the first time.
    and the key point now becomes . how onc start pushing lifestyle as more important to survival than drugs.
    hugs,
    pete
  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    #7
    Great
    Great info.

    Thanks!!!

    Aloha,
    Kathleen

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