Just talked to Kim and she has been approved by the final board. Karen said they are sending the Dr. a few changes they would like to happen but that those changes are usually in favor of the patient. If they can get those changes today - have the Dr. review them and send them back Kim could start with some preliminary tests she needs done before getting the first treatment. That would most likely be a CAT scan and lung test and would be done on Monday. By the time they get everything in line and the consent forms signed it will probably start treatment next Thursday. Karen calls the drug a biological agent and says it doesn't necessarily attack the tumor but the root or life line of the tumor. The drug has been used the last three years in colon cancer with success. One of the side effects they will be watching is protein in the kidneys.
Gail Bates
