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[erinmay22]

Hey Folks, months ago I ‘met’ a fellow Melanoma warrior! He, like many, is desperately trying to get access to anti-pd1 and has run in to a number of challenges. They have started a petition to send to Merck and BMS – you can check out his story here: http://www.savelockysdad.com

Consider helping getting this for compassionate use! I don’t know if any of this works, but it can’t hurt, right? I feel very lucky I was able to get in a pd1 trial. I know not everyone else has that same opportunity!

Thanks,

Erin

4 Steps:

VISIT our site http://www.SaveLockysDad.com and view our video (on website, on YouTube, or via facebook)

1. SIGN the Petition (http://chn.ge/13ROWds)

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[Catherine Poole]

I’ve looked into this and can’t seem to find out what preempted him from getting into the trials? He would be tossing the dice on those anyway, possibly getting the chemo. Do you know why he can’t qualify? Compassionate use is very hard to get.

[erinmay22]

Catherine –

My understanding his first time trying to get in the trial there were brain mets and weren’t stable. Got those stable and then he was going to get in but had a bowel obstruction and had to have surgery to remove. Was told couldn’t do pd1 after the bowel surgery.

he’s done:Ipi, IL2, MEK & BRAF inhibitor trial from GSK (am now on their commercial product)

Zelboraf as well as 6 x Gamma Knife, leg radiation, craniotomy and a few other surgeries.

The last thing really he hasn’t tried is TIL. Right now he’s slotted to start that in Sept at MDA…

[Catherine Poole]

The bowel obstruction wouldn’t prevent his participating. I have left a message with the family to find out more but not heard back. He might instead try for the ADC trial.

[erinmay22]

yeah I didn’t get his comment about the bowel obstruction because I had that surgery done and was still allowed in. I was told by the doc at Yale I wouldn’t be allowed in if I still had the obstruction…

I’ll leave an email with Nick also that you tried reaching out. I don’t know much about this ADC trial? but keep hearing about it. I’ll have to look in to it more!

Thanks so much! You’re such a great patient advocate!

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