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'lizbeth · 03-03-2010, 09:36 AM

Sandra,

I've been busy studying for my work and missed the big news. I am so excited for you. I know exactly how you feel getting into the study.

I'm even more excited that the study was approved for booster shots.

But you must have misread the information, because even in the control arm you should be exposed to the AE37 vaccine. It is part of the first set of injections to see if your immune system recognized this peptide. Then you will be randomized to either the Leukine arm or the AE37/Leukine arm. After your initial series of 6 injections you will once again be injected with a small sample of AE37 to measure your immune system response to the peptide. Boosters will be from which arm we have been randomized to.

All I can say is Yippee! Thank you for enrolling and joining me on my quest to find more options beyond reoccurence & repeated chemos.

I wish you good health,

'lizbeth

03-03-2010, 09:36 AM	#7
'lizbeth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 2,214	Re: Are there any HLA neg. folks in vaccine trials out there? Sandra, I've been busy studying for my work and missed the big news. I am so excited for you. I know exactly how you feel getting into the study. I'm even more excited that the study was approved for booster shots. But you must have misread the information, because even in the control arm you should be exposed to the AE37 vaccine. It is part of the first set of injections to see if your immune system recognized this peptide. Then you will be randomized to either the Leukine arm or the AE37/Leukine arm. After your initial series of 6 injections you will once again be injected with a small sample of AE37 to measure your immune system response to the peptide. Boosters will be from which arm we have been randomized to. All I can say is Yippee! Thank you for enrolling and joining me on my quest to find more options beyond reoccurence & repeated chemos. I wish you good health, 'lizbeth __________________ 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 The content of my posts are meant for informational purposes only. The medical information is intended for general information only and should not be used in any way to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease