u/KittyKatHippogriff

New clinical trial

Update on my cancer: I got back from the doctor's. My scan is stable compared to my PET scan last month. However, looking at one of my liver spots, it was a bit dense and slightly larger (about 2 mm) than it was a few months ago. I have decided to change treatments, and my doctor thinks this will be the best course. The new treatment is very similar to the clinical trial drug. It's an anti-tumor treatment plus an FDA-approved treatment (there's an oral medication or oral with a once-a-month shot). I will be going in sometime next week to sign papers and start right away.

This is the trial. If anybody is part of this, please reach out. I am curious how it is going well for you.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07029399

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u/KittyKatHippogriff — 2 days ago

One of the medications I am on had been approved by the FDA

It’s called vepdegestrant, while I am not on this clinical trial but I am using this with another clinical trial drug.

So far the side effects have been minimal.

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u/KittyKatHippogriff — 4 days ago

My oncologist and I looked at the PET and CT scan results on Wednesday.

There was a fairly large spot on my lower/mid spine, and it is completely gone.

This means this experimental drug is working. For those who are interested, it’s Vepdegestrant with PF-07220060. I will send the direct link below.

There is a small spot of concern in the lower liver. It could have been there for a while, only detected by a PET scan. The last PET scan was about a year and a half ago, as the clinical trial only does CT scans and bone scans unless something is concerning (we decided to get one of a maybe increased size of another liver spot of my last CT scan, but the PET scan show little difference of that one). I was off Lynparza for about six weeks before I started the trial, so it the lower one could have grown before then but stop; or it may well be the liver mets may showing some slow resistance.

We are going to do another PET scan in about two months and see if there is any difference.

However, since finishing chemotherapy about three years ago, this is my first time an oral medication has shown shrinkage. Overall, I am happy.

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u/KittyKatHippogriff — 27 days ago