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ALOCIN
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 Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:01 am Post subject: TREATMENT USED IN UK FOR GBM |
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| I'm in the uk and my husband is on pcv chemo after having radiotherpy and before that debulking surgery for gbm grade 4. Does anyone know if Temodar is used anywhere in the uk or of any other treatments used ?. Has anyone know if pcv chemo is as affective as other treatment used in the world |
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brainman
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject: Re: TREATMENT USED IN UK FOR GBM |
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Hi ALOCIN,
As far as I know, Temodar is the gold standard for chemo treatment of GBM. However, I do not know how available it is in the UK.
I have read many of your posts so I want to express how sorry I am that you and your husband are dealing with this monster. My mother died because of GBM over eight years ago. I have also had two occurrences of gliomas… one in ’92 and a recurrence in ’05. I wish I could tell you that the rode ahead of you is an easy one. Be assured of my thoughts and prayers for both of you.
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ALOCIN
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:15 am Post subject: Re: TREATMENT USED IN UK FOR GBM |
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Thankyou for your kind words. After reading about the use of temodar in this forum I feel upset that my husband was not given this treatment in the uk. We did try to get it but were unable to. It really upsets be to think that the best treatment is not used and is it down to money and not the patient's best interests. We were told that it can be used as a second line treatment in the uk. It is not licensed in the uk as for as I'm aware or does anyone know different? Was pcv chemo used in america before temodar?. Thankfully my husband is doing ok on pcv chemo but we will never know if he would have done better on temodar.
Have you read the online blog by Ivan Noble who worked for the bbc and sadly died of GBM last year aged 34yr .I know alot of emotions he wrote about, alot of people will relate to that log on to this site? |
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:57 am Post subject: Re: TREATMENT USED IN UK FOR GBM |
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| My husbands tumor is growing again from the last scan . we only got the results on friday . They said there was no point in giving him any more pcv chemo . He has to wait 2 weeks for them to decide what to do next. They did say they might try another type of chemo or ?? more surgery.So he might get temodar as it is used for 2nd line treatment in the uk. |
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