In Memory
Nicole
Patient Information
Age: 21
Sex: Female
Diagnosed: 12/05
Location: Ohio
Diagnosis: Stage IV DSRCT. Diagnosed with cancer in October 2005. Took until December after a second biopsy and genetic test to get final diagnosis of DSRCT. Cancer had spread to both breasts, mediastinum, pleura, multiple spots in abdomen, and had enlarged lymph node involvement.
Hospital: Akron Children's Hospital
- Oncologist Steven Kuerbitz, M.D.
Passed away: 2/26/07
Treatment
Chemotherapy
- First Line:
- Cisplatin and Topotecan
- Vinblastine (Velban) and high dose of Celebrex. This is to keep new blood vessels from going to tumors and keep them from enlarging between the high doses.
- Second Line
- Carboplatin and VP-16
- Irinotecan and Temodar
Surgery
- Biopsy - found small live DSRCT cells still in abdomen - PET scan failed to 'see'.
Alternative/Complementary Medicines
Time Line
| Date | Test | Treatment | Chemicals | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05 | 0 | Chemotherapy 1 | 0 | Diagnosed with DSRCT |
| 1/06 | 0 | Chemotherapy 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/20/06 | 0 | Chemotherapy 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2/9/06 | 0 | Surgery - to place line | 0 | Harvested stem cells over 3 days |
| 2/14/06 | 0 | Chemotherapy 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/24/06 | 0 | Chemotherapy 5 | Cisplatin for 2 days, and than Topotecan | Blood in urine from chemo, starting to clear up. |
| 4/9/06 | CT | Chemotherapy 6 | 0 | Tumors have shrunk. Noticed the enlarged lympth nodes. |
| 5/06 | 0 | Chemotherapy 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/28/06 | Biopsy | Chemotherapy 8 | 0 | Small traces of live DSRCT found scattered in abdomen. PET scan did not pick up. |
| 7/3/06 | 0 | Chemotherapy | Carboplatin and VP-16. | 4 new drugs |
| 8/10/06 | 0 | Chemotherapy 1 | Temodar and Irinotecan | 0 |
| 8/18/06 | CT | 0 | 0 | Everything is the same, except one nodule in abdomen is smaller. |
| 8/28/06 | 0 | Chemotherapy 2 | Temodar and Irinotecan | 0 |
| 9/18/06 | 0 | Chemotherapy 3 | Temodar and Irinotecan | Velban treatment |
| 10/2/06 | CT | Chemotherapy. Trying Artemisinin to complement chemo treatments | 0 | Some tumors are smaller, some a little bigger, and some the same size. |
| 11/06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2/5/07 | 0 | Chemotherapy | 0 | 0 |
| 2/13/07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Infection. Admitted to hospital. |
| 2/26/07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passed away. |
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