john Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 There may be other options for early stages. Iressa is in a clinical trial for chemoprevention. isotretinoin is in a phase III trial for chemo prevention Several large trials are testing chemoprevention of many cancers. In the United States, the Lung Cancer Biomarkers Chemoprevention Consortium is preparing to launch two novel chemoprevention projects called SPORE (Specialized Programs of Research Excellence) Trials of Lung Cancer Prevention (STOP). R115777, a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (STOP-FTI) and ZD1839 (Iressa) (STOP-TKI) http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/458885 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen Lilja Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Hello John, Good advice! I sought a second opinion and have never regretted it.l..my second opinion gave me hope! The first, didn't. I'm sorry to hear about your Mom, no matter how old we are, it hurts to lose our Mothers. Take care, Onward! Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Estrea Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 I am sorry I haven't been in touch...it was a crazy summer with vacations and viruses and you name it. And. to top it off with the move to the new site, my email is all screwed up. John, this is the kind of thing I want to put up on the home page but Rickey and I have to iron out some kinks....hopefully soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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