E75 Vaccine

[Kim in DC]

I will attempt to attach some recent articles on this vaccinehttp://patient.cancerconsultants.com/news.aspx?id=35147

http:///www.jco.org/cgi/content/abstract/JCO.2005.03.047v1

Maureen Pavlik is the trial nurse and contact. Her information is as follows:
Maureen Pavlik RN,BS,CCN
Vaccine Case Manager JMBCC
Windber Medical Center
(814) 467-0044
866 253-4703
fax (814) 467-0725

If you have military benefits the trial is conducted in the DC area. If not, the trial is conducted in the Pittsburgh area.

Kim in DC

[anne]

Kim,
Thanks for your reply. I think it is also safe to finish Herceptin prior to vaccine. The only disadvantage with this is that you have to stay in Winber for 2 full days after vaccine administration. I don't think that was the case for Seattle. I will keep you posted on what happens. Good luck.
Anne

[al from Canada]

Kim,

Is there a cost to this vaccine?

Thanks, Al

[Kim in DC]

There is no cost that I know of other than travel. I live in DC but because I am not military, I have to travel to PA.

The big issue with this trial is that you can not take Herceptin at the same time. I wrote Dr. Peoples and he told me that herceptin works synergistically with the vaccine. When I spoke with him last, he had just filed with the FDA for Herceptin to be used with the vaccine. Right now, it's sitting on someones desk.

Kim

[saleboat]

Hi everyone,

I also looked into the PA vaccine trial. Maureen, the vaccine nurse, said that she'll have an update in early December re: ability to enroll people who are still receiving Herceptin for early-stage bc.

Jen

[sherri]

Dear Kim,

Do you know what is the difference of this Vaccin with the one at UW Seattle?

Sherri

[Kim in DC]

I apologize but I do not. I think Michelle U did some research on that subject.

Kim

[Donna]

Is this the Her 2 protien auto vac, or something different?