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Question Title: Husband, aged 52, diagnosed Stage IV w/liver mets 7/98, resection, colostomy,

Forum: The Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Forum
Topic: Colon Cancer


treated & failed 5FU+leucovorin, CPT11+herceptin, now on
oxaliplating trial. He thinks live mets are growing. Need
to know where we go from here? Trials for vaccine? monoclonal
antibodies? Where? Willing to go elsewhere for treatment - not
much more available in Denver. Please - can you direct me to
trials? (I know about PDQ & NCI & NIH - what I need is help finding
EXACTLY what to try next). Sincerely - Susan in Denver

_____
Dear Susan,
the quickest approach to obatin information would be to ask your husbands oncologist or to contact the University Oncology Division.
Beast of luck
HFHSM.D.-rf

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