BS: ZM and clinical trial results

Subject: BS: ZM and clinical trial results
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 01:54 PM

A few Catters have PMed or emailed me to ask how the clinical trials (generally) went, so I thought I'd put a thread up about it for those who are interested.

As some of you will remember, I was diagnosed with bone cancer just before Easter last year. I volunteered to go on a clinical trial involving stem cell therapy and T-cells. Thankfully I came through relatively unscathed and assumed the stem cells had done their stuff.

I had a follow up today and was told that only 3 volunteers had come through, out of an initial 50. 2 had left the course and there is no information about them. The oncologists say that they think the 3 lucky ones had simply gone into remission and it had nothing to do with the trials.

They are reviewing the data they have received but they think it unlikely that more trials will be carried out for this particular form of cancer.

Isn't it sad that so much hope and research (OK, and money)went into this project, to have hopes dashed at this stage?

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: BS: ZM and clinical trial results
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 02:19 PM

Well done for voulnteering, and for getting better, regardless of the cause.

It is the fate of most new drugs and treatments to be unsucessful. They work on cells, but the sheer number of systems in your body mean it is very hard to know if something will work.

Subject: RE: BS: ZM and clinical trial results
From: wysiwyg
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 02:53 PM

I am not sure ZM is telling us that she "got better." What's your situation, ZM?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: ZM and clinical trial results
From: Zany Mouse
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 04:17 PM

Hi. Sorry, Wysiwyg, I thought you had seen previous posts. Yes, I'm one of the lucky three! Yyyyiiiipppppeeee

Rhiannon

Subject: RE: BS: ZM and clinical trial results
From: Peace
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 04:19 PM

YEAH, YES, WONDERFUL and WOW!

Subject: RE: BS: ZM and clinical trial results
From: Ebbie
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 04:26 PM

Beautiful to see something work! It's sad that experiments and field trials fail so many but on an individual basis, as they say, never give up. Congratulations, Rhiannon.

Subject: RE: BS: ZM and clinical trial results
From: wysiwyg
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 05:36 PM

Just be WELL, no matter how it came about, Rhiannon!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: ZM and clinical trial results
From: nutty
Date: 02 Feb 06 - 06:58 PM

Great news ..... an extra ingredient may have been the "terror" working his magic. (the dog I mean ... not Mick **grin**)