Back from Melbourne on Tuesday and admitted into the RAH yesterday to commence a fourth cycle of Inotuzumab to reduce blast counts again (leukaemic cells). First round to be given this morning. Also this time she'll be having radiotherapy on her back as the lymph node is putting pressure on nerves. Will be a short session, 5 days a week over 3 weeks.
Should only be in hospital 48 hours for precautionary observation of possibility of tumor lysis and VOD (not video on demand, but liver functionality).
Hopefully Lauren's T-Cells will be on their way to the US soon for genetic modification and reproduction.
Anyone interested in reading up on the relatively new CAR T-Cell therapy see: http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/research/car-t-cells
If proven successful one day, could lead to the end of chemotherapy as a barbaric way of treating cancer(s).
I always said, in 100 years we'll look back at how we treated cancers and say how barbaric and primitive our treatments were back then (end of 20th century/early 21st century)....now I don't think it will take 100 years with the speed at which we're progressing in treatments.
Thursday 3 December 2015
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Thats so wonderful to hear that there is some progress in action and things that can be done to treat Lauren. Been watching avidly ever since meeting her at MTC in second year! Sending all of my love and yes, prayers (i have truly been praying for her) and all the hope in the world that she can beat this! Thankyou for the continual updates on how she is <3
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