Heading to Las Vegas!
Ju, Mom, Grams and I are headed to Las Vegas this weekend! We are going to see “Menopause the Musical” and a David Blaine magic show. It should be a great time!
Mom is still getting weekly treatments of the Irinotecan and they alternate every other week with Erbitux. Here is a related article http://www.news-medical.net/news/2004/07/21/3485.aspx. We haven’t had another scan since she visited the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa. Dr. Kane had her start the Irinotecan and Erbitux immediately after she returned to Denver. That was several weeks ago so hopefully we should be getting a scan in April. I will let everyone knows how it goes! Since the Irinotecan works differently than regular chemotherapy we are hoping to see some actual results! It’s actually not a chemotherapy at all. It is a Topoisomerase I inhibitor which prevents DNA from unwinding which is supposed to help inhibit the cancer cells from replicating. Her CEA levels have dropped since starting this treatment and we hope that is a good sign. But we have also learned that CEA levels are not a perfect indicator for what the cancer is doing.
We would also like to thank Lea for her donation in January! We really appreciate it 
