[Magdalen] Fwd: not Anglican but (re: lymphoma)

[anthony clavier]

I was first diagnosed with Waldenstroms in 2005 when chemo was the only
treatment. It returned again five years later and I had an autologous stem
cell transplant. It returned early last year and I was put on Imbrovika. I
take three pills at bedtime. It attacks the cancer cells but nothing else.
The only side effects are brittle nails and tiredness. At 77, the latter is
not unusual anyway and a good excuse for nodding of at Conventions and
other pesky meetings. The drug isn't a cure but seems to work with a large
percentage of patients even at the five year mark. It is not yet known how
long the body will tolerate the drug or whether the cancer will become
immune to it.

Waldenstroms is such a rare cancer that it does not attract big bucks for
research in our commercialized approach to medicine. Imbrovika was
developed for leukemia and then discovered to work on Waldenstroms and
multiple myeloma.

Regards,

+Tony

On Oct 19, 2017 11:37 AM, "Marion Thompson" <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So far, the chemo is working very well on Jim's lymphoma and it is largely
> gone, although the oncologist, finally seen again two weeks ago!, is still
> interested in the bone marrow and will continue chemo for awhile.  Jim went
> bald after chemo #2, but that's all -- nearly.  Some weeks back he had
> trouble with the pikk-line, it seemed. Medics guessed at infection
> (antibiotics) and then blood clot (blood thinners).   Finally the
> oncologist's x-ray revealed a lymphoma-induced hairline fracture of the
> shoulder, proximal humerus something.  Pins were inserted last week and he
> was sent home the same night.  At least the grinding pain and weakness in
> the arm have now ceased.
>
> Interesting to read of the T-Cell treatment.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
>
> On 10/19/2017 12:09 PM, ME Michaud wrote:
>
>> The perils of forwarding :-)
>>
>> All those T-cell studies are paying off.
>> Before AIDS, the study of T-cells was a research backwater.
>> -M
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Charles Wohlers <chadwohl at satucket.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> But it doesn't - there's an extra space in the URL. So, try this one:
>>> http://tinyurl.com/y7cwr9vp
>>> Or go to Channel 5 (wcvb.com) and do a search.
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