Dear Doctor I am looking for help for my 51 yra old husband in March 2004 diagnosed with malignant pleura mesothelima.He had both epithelial and sarcoma cells.After long road for diagnosing/biopsys and patol.of effiusion fluid negatives/had open biopsy and was diagnosed.Went trough Alimta+Cisplatin and Folic Acid treatment-did not work.We foung dr Sugarbacer and try EEP surgery-was atempted but ended by sawing back since cells of mesothelioma were spread in wall chest muscles.Wenton clinical trial of drug AP23573 an mTor inhibitor-had 8 cycles of 75 mg.But CT scan showed progression of 3mm.Doctors not know if that chemiotherapy not work or did supressed growth of tumor.His tumor went trought wall chest because of one of the first biopsy and aditional tumor big and few small are growing on side trought ribs .He has constant pain.Taking long acting morfine 45mg and short 15 now he was given 300 mg neurontin.For the last few days have a lot of stomek pain also.Doctor ask either we want to continiue the trial or orher chemiotherapy or go on Hospis.I red about Celebrex for lung cancer and about Radiofrequency ablation to zap lung cancer.Will like to know if you know anything about that treatments or others that are promissing and where to go or how to treat the pain , Thank you fot your valuble time and voluntaring to help helpless souls
Orignal From: mesothelioma : Cancer & Symptom?
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