Today was a day of meetings and more tests, including an EKG (which Dennis passed with flying colors) and lots of lab tests. These were in preparation for the standard treatment of radiation and chemotherapy, hopefully to begin soon. Dennis has also offered to do cognitive tests, which begin tomorrow.
The Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) primary brain tumor removed on June15th was deemed acceptable by the clinical study researchers today! This means Dennis will be part of the clinical trial to test the application of an infused drug commonly called avastin along with standard treatement against the cancer cells remaining in his brain. It is a double blind study, and we will not know whether he is in the avastin arm or the placebo arm. However, he is one step closer, and is looking forward to getting started.
We walked about 2.5 miles round trip today. I lagged on the hills, but Dennis has a stronger heart and legs and zoomed up the hills. Thank goodness the weather was cool and foggy. It appears to be warming up, with some blue sky peeking out this evening. Talk to you tomorrow, Faith and Dennis
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3 comments:
Good news.
Prayers for the two of you.
Debi and Hunter
Hey, great news on getting into the clinical trial! I know this is what you really wanted to do. As for Dennis' cognitive tests, well, people have been hoping to see results of those for years.... How does that guy's brain work, anyway? Have a great Tuesday. Love, Patty
Right on! This will clearly be a good thing on several fronts. Yahoo!!
SIS
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