Melamommy

Hi.  There is a targeted trial out of the US.  It is big and specific with sattelites all over the US.  There is a site at Roswell Park in Buffalo.  They biopsy your tumor, run molecular testing and see if it matches with one the 24 arms.  It is not just for melanoma.  In my opinion, this is the future of cancer treatment.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/nci-supported/nci-match

I live in Hamilton and am at the JCC, stage 3 (thus far, just had my gigantic WLE and SNLB 3 weeks ago with one positive node).  Howdy neighbourino.

Hi.  There is a targeted trial out of the US.  It is big and specific with sattelites all over the US.  There is a site at Roswell Park in Buffalo.  They biopsy your tumor, run molecular testing and see if it matches with one the 24 arms.  It is not just for melanoma.  In my opinion, this is the future of cancer treatment.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/nci-supported/nci-match

I live in Hamilton and am at the JCC, stage 3 (thus far, just had my gigantic WLE and SNLB 3 weeks ago with one positive node).  Howdy neighbourino.

Hi.  There is a targeted trial out of the US.  It is big and specific with sattelites all over the US.  There is a site at Roswell Park in Buffalo.  They biopsy your tumor, run molecular testing and see if it matches with one the 24 arms.  It is not just for melanoma.  In my opinion, this is the future of cancer treatment.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/nci-supported/nci-match

I live in Hamilton and am at the JCC, stage 3 (thus far, just had my gigantic WLE and SNLB 3 weeks ago with one positive node).  Howdy neighbourino.

BRAF is not the only genetic mutation in melanoma.  As a matter of fact, a friend of mine was just accepted into the trial with previous BRAF targeted treatment.  She also has the Ros-1 mutation.  She will receive Crizotinib for the trial.  I'm not saying that he WILL be eligible, I am just saying it is possible.  The molecular analysis they are doing for this trial is much deeper than what our biopsies routinely get.  In my opinion, in 10 years, thse developing targeted therapies will be the first line treatment for many cancers.  The type of cancer will be less important than its genetic make-up.

BRAF is not the only genetic mutation in melanoma.  As a matter of fact, a friend of mine was just accepted into the trial with previous BRAF targeted treatment.  She also has the Ros-1 mutation.  She will receive Crizotinib for the trial.  I'm not saying that he WILL be eligible, I am just saying it is possible.  The molecular analysis they are doing for this trial is much deeper than what our biopsies routinely get.  In my opinion, in 10 years, thse developing targeted therapies will be the first line treatment for many cancers.  The type of cancer will be less important than its genetic make-up.

BRAF is not the only genetic mutation in melanoma.  As a matter of fact, a friend of mine was just accepted into the trial with previous BRAF targeted treatment.  She also has the Ros-1 mutation.  She will receive Crizotinib for the trial.  I'm not saying that he WILL be eligible, I am just saying it is possible.  The molecular analysis they are doing for this trial is much deeper than what our biopsies routinely get.  In my opinion, in 10 years, thse developing targeted therapies will be the first line treatment for many cancers.  The type of cancer will be less important than its genetic make-up.