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Adriamycin update

March 13, 2009

Hi All, I wanted to give you a quick update on April: we went to Dr. Gharavi’s office this morning to find out how successful Adriamycin, which April has had 2 doses of, has been. Because April is losing her hair again, which hadn’t happened since she got off Abraxane and Avastin 8 months ago, [...]

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A (long overdue) update

February 10, 2009

Hi All – sorry it’s taken so long to share a new update. We’ve been a bit up in the air regarding April’s treatment and where it’s taking us. Here’s what we’ve learned: 1. Ixempra isn’t working, which means April needs to switch drugs. We know that because – 2. April’s tumor markers and tumor [...]

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Ixempra and Xeloda

January 13, 2009

April is in her “off week” with Ixempra this week, which means she will hopefully be feeling pretty good by the end of the week. She’s been a little wiped out lately, but April has remained positive as ever, and still determined to continue working full time at Pellissippi. We met with Dr. Gharavi last [...]

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