Re: Walter Reed Vaccine trial
Amelia,
I have a 50/50 chance of receiving a second generation vaccine. Since I am HLA-A2+ it would likely be the GP2 peptide vaccine. Or I might be randomized to the Leukine arm which has also shown benefits with cancer.
Either way I hope to reduce my chance of recurrence and hopefully in the future give others an opportunity for treatment other than chemotherapy.
Officially I won't find out what I receive until disease progressions, a medical problem or the end of the 5 year study.
I'll let you know how it goes.
'lizbeth
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Diagnosed 2007
Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes
Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation
Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri"
Additional treatments:
GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr
Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients
ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla
Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision
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