About

Here are all the facts, timeline, and reference info:

Disease:

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (epithelioid) – http://www.mesothelioma.com/mesothelioma

Timeline:

July 19 – Shortness of breath; went immediately to emergency room to learn left lung was filled with fluid

July 29 – PET scan to get needed info for biopsy

August 4 – Biopsy performed

August 12 – Mesothelioma diagnosis

August 26 – Accepted in USCD Clinical Trial with Dr. Lyudmila Bazhenova

September 1 – First chemotherapy

UCSD Clinical Trial:

This is a clinical trial that UCSD is participating in.  The big thing about this trial is that they add an “antibody treatment” to the standard chemotherapy for mesothelioma (which uses the cisplatin and alimta drugs).   Here are all the details on the trial:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02357147 .  Coincidentally, San Diego is a “center of expertise” for mesothelioma due to all the Navy shipyards here.

Hi!  This is Peggy.  Stay in touch!  Send me texts and emails.  And photos!!  🙂