I mentioned in my last post that there was a clinical trial Sam might be able to participate in that may be able to pay for some checmo treatments. I took him to the vet today to check on some lumps and bumps that would have excluded him from participation, they ended up being fatty cell tumors and not mast cell tumors, he’s otherwise healthy, so off we go.
Sam has an appointment next Thursday and so I cancelled his amputation appointment for tomorrow.
They’re testing a new not-yet approved drug called CycloSam. Yes, it’s radio active. But in the process, I figure we’ll learn a lot. I have to pay for a bone scan ($300). And if he’s a candidate, we get free chemo, radiation, followups and we *may* not have to amputate. Or, we will know at least how he’s going to respond.
There are lots of exclusionary factors and I have had most of them ruled out before making the (2 hour) journey. So, if you could keep your fingers, toes and paws crossed that Sam can participate, I’d appreciate it. I also feel that if we can help further medicine in this way….just a little bit…and also get some benefit from it, I’m all for it.
Here’s the information, in case there are others in my area who might be interested:
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This is so awesome, glad that he’s going to do the trial! We all have our paws, fingers, tails & toes crossed that things go great! keep us posted.