We found out that the new clinical trial with the VB-111 will
not accept Dad into the trial at this time. They want him off the Disulfram from the last trial for at least four weeks and by the time those four weeks will have passed, the trial will have closed. They are going to give him the standard of care medicine, Avastin, as soon as they can in order to attempt to control the swelling. It will still be administered via IV however he should be able to get it at Siteman in St. Peters instead of driving to Big Barnes.
So far he's been doing really well on the increased steroids, his mobility is better and was able to get into Mom's car without any assistance. He's also eating right now, more than he's eaten in a while... I took donuts over there for breakfast the other day and he ate two whole turnovers with a glass of milk. We also celebrated his retirement, he's now officially a RETIREE!!!!
Before you agree to have your dad take Avastin, which would exclude you from many trials, directly contact the trial administrators to see if they can add him to the trial. You can find available trials by going to https://clinicaltrials.gov
ReplyDeleteFor VB-111, it's https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02511405. You can find contact info on this site. Good luck!