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The Third Time’s A Charm

“We consider you a ‘Hot Match’…Dr. Paula Pohlmann MDAnderson doctors always seem to know how to make a patient feel special!  I had a video meeting with Dr. Pohlmann in mid-January to review a possible new clinical trial for my participation  I was so anxious to hear about a new trial that I missed the opportunity to say something smart-aleck like, “you’re not so bad yourself Doc!” Diane and I had gone a full month waiting to hear what the team of doctors found for my next treatment.   This trial is in the same Targeted Therapy category as my second trial.  I am taking an oral pill once a day but rather than taking the pill two weeks on and two weeks off I will be taking a pill every day.  There are lots of positive things about this trial.  Foremost, is that everyone tells us this drug is well tolerated with minimal side effects.  The Phase 1/2 trial is in the dosing stage, meaning they are still figuring out how much medicine humans can handle. This trial is not exclusive to MDAnders