am Contacting Dr. Steven A.Rosenberg at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.
He is the lead the researcher on the Gene Therapy Trials.Log onto the CBS website for the story!!!!!!http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/31/health/main1955526.shtml
The research team recently applied to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to try the new cells in about 100 patients. The FDA is expected to respond to the request by mid-September.
Dr. Rosenberg, I just got the news of your Gene Therapy Experiments. The initial results look somewhat promising. I applauded you and your team for making great strides in the cure for melanoma cancer.I am a cancer patient (48 yrs. old) under the care of Dr. John Kirkwood at the Hillman Cancer Center at the University of Pittsburgh. I have gone through a wide incision, lymph nodes removal, Interferon therapy, and Dicarbazine therapy without success. I am presently on track to start a clinical trial with CTLA-4 monoclonal antibodies September 13, 2006. I have some tumors on my right side of my back and some in each lobe of my lungs. I would like to be considered for your next round of Gene Therapy in the coming months if I have no response to the CTLA-4 treatment. Please let me know if you would need a copy of my medical records to date.Thanks again for the great work you are doing and I hope to hear from you in the near future.
Best Regards,
Jim Breitfeller
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