First the good news! David received a call this morning and he has been accepted into the study and he was also randomized to be in the vaccine group! This means he will receive the vaccine in addition to the drug, Sutent. My understanding of the vaccine benefit is that it doubles the positive effects of the drug.
So on Tuesday when we go back to MDA, he will have to have a 4 hour procedure where they extract platelets from his blood to add to the vaccine they are making out of the tumor, which they already have. This is not a painful procedure, he can take a nap.
So this is super great news!
The expected news is that, so far we have not qualified for 2 of the 4 drug assistance programs that are available. One was already fully allocated for the cancer David has, the other, we are too rich. Ha Ha Ha. For the 2 remaining programs, I have to submit applications and a stack of documents for them to check for eligibility. So I am working on that. We have good insurance with a good prescription plan, but 20% of a $10,000+ a month drug is still a lot of money.
That's all I have now.
Thanks for continuing to pray!
Wow, just reading what you said about the positive affects of the vaccine sound amazing...technology is impressive!! So thankful David was accepted into this group! We'll pray for Tuesday!!
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