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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / March 2008Anyone taking revlimid?
A friend of mine with hormone refractory PCa was put on revlimid by Dr. "Snuffy" Myers. Nine days later, his PSA had dropped from 12.4 to 8.6. Dr. Myers told him that another patient he has tried this on had a big drop, from the hundreds to the single digits, after 30 days on revlimid. Those of us with hormone refractory PCa might want to ask their oncologists about this. Alan Dear Alan, I remember the name revlimid because I looked it up when Dominic M was inquiring about it. It is being used in a clinical trial at Hopkins. Here's what he wrote: "During my November second opinion visit to Johns Hopkins, my med onc told me about Phase II copper chelator ATN224 trial and a antiangiogenesis/immunomodulator revlimid trial. I think for these my PSA might need to be at 2." Hope this helps, LFC > A friend of mine with hormone refractory PCa was put on revlimid > by Dr. "Snuffy" Myers. Nine days later, his PSA had dropped [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Alan On Feb 19, 4:45 pm, "brainyblog...@gmail.com" <brainyblog...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Alan, > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > Alan Thanks for the feedback. I'm betting that very few people have tried this, but it's something for our ADT folks to think about if or when ADT stops working. > On Feb 19, 4:45 pm, "brainyblog...@gmail.com" > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > I'm betting that very few people have tried this, but it's something > for our ADT folks to think about if or when ADT stops working. Sirs: Revlimid is a new version of Thalidomide, the dreaded drug from the 1960's. It is indeed an anti-angiogenesis drug. It is advertised to have fewer of the side effects of thalidomide. The good news is that it is associated with effectiveness in treating solid tumors, such as prostate cancer, alone or particularly in concert with other drugs. See the spectacular results of Ning, et. al, with Avastin+Thalidomide +Docetaxel for metastatic PCa. The bad news about Revlimid is that it is very expensive; 5,000$-8,000$ per month for daily treatment. So says my local oncologist. > > On Feb 19, 4:45 pm, "brainyblog...@gmail.com" > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > - Show quoted text - When I met for one of my 2nd opinions with Johns Hopkins the Med Onc was suggesting a Revlamed trial however I believe the one at Hopkins is closed. > > > On Feb 19, 4:45 pm, "brainyblog...@gmail.com" > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Correction. I just heard from Johns Hopkins and their Revlamed trial is open.
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