My sister is being treated in Boston, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center -- her oncologist is collaborating with Eric Winer at Dana Farber Cancer Institute (literally 1 block away) on the Lapatinib trial, as is another oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, a mile or so away. (The Lapatinib is taken in pill form, which is a nice change from the IV.) While we in Boston are fortunate to have 3 sites participating in the trial, it doesn't seem fair that there is no place closer for you in Italy.
The U.S. National Institute of Health website that contains info about the trial is:
http://www.cancer.gov/search/ViewClinicalT...earchid=1706510
Other locations that are participating in the trial are the Lombardi Cancer Centeer at the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, and the Lineberger Cancer Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Perhaps some oncologists in Europe would be interested in doing trials as well. Good luck and God bless you-- I hope it all works out very positively for you!
Marianne
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