Thursday, July 3, 2008

Tumors Grow Back...Let's Try RICE!


Dr. Ranjana Advani, Graham, and nurse practitioner Nicole Barr

We're starting to feel bad for Graham's wonderful doctor, Dr. Advani, because she is faced with giving us bad news every time we see her! But she's quite skilled at it. She'll say basically "This isn't working, but we have this other great treatment that will hopefully work." She doesn't dwell on the negatives, just focuses us on the new treatment and the hope it carries with it.

After just one week on R-ESHAP, it's obvious it's not working. So Dr. Advani recommends that Graham switch to a treatment called R-ICE: Rituxan plus a different chemo combo. It will be given every two weeks for 3 days in the hospital. Graham will start tomorrow.

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