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This topic has 7 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by UBContributor.

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- April 26, 2017 at 11:23 pm
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Christine.P
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Greetings fellow warriors – I recently found out that I have new tumors in my leg, hip, and back (primary tumor was in calf 2015) which means that ipi/nivo and long term nivo did not work for me. I am currently waiting for molecular testing results to find out the make-up of the tumor to determine the next step.

One of the options my oncologist told me about is a herpes vaccine that is injected directly into a tumor. I was wondering if anyone else has used this treatment and what their experiences have been.

Thank you.

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- - April 27, 2017 at 12:07 am
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  momof4boys
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  My trial nurse told me they do this kind of thing in the brain. The idea is to implant a virus and let your immune system attack it and surrounding cells. Im not sure of melanoma.
- - April 27, 2017 at 12:46 am
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  ed williams
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  Hi Christine, the leading guy in the field is Dr. ANdthacka from the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Utah. Here is a Video of him talking about T-vec which is based on the Herpes Virus. Best Wishes!!!Ed go to the 7min mark to get right to T-vec. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml1xmPGjV7M
  - April 27, 2017 at 2:23 am
    
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    Christine.P
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    Thanks, Ed!
  - April 27, 2017 at 6:18 am
    
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    raun cesar
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    Thanks Ed, this video answers many of my questions
- - April 27, 2017 at 1:09 am
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  Bubbles
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  Here's about a zillion posts on T-VEC: http://chaoticallypreciselifeloveandmelanoma.blogspot.com/search?q=tvec&max-results=20&by-date=true
  
  I wish you well. Celeste
  - April 27, 2017 at 2:24 am
    
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    Christine.P
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    Thanks, Celeste!
  - April 27, 2017 at 5:56 pm
    
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    UBContributor
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    Thank you Celeste for your blog, mush appreciated

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