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Curtis Crump has an amazing story to tell. Given 6 months to live, he refused to accept that prognosis and looked elsewhere. He found a top hospital that directed him to an established clinical trial. Although the story I am attaching says “Neuroendocrine Tumors” throughout, with that prognosis and the treatment he received (chemotherapy and immunotherapy), I’m reasonably confident he had a Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (Colon primary) or a Grade 3 Well Differentiated NET. Nonetheless, his story is relevant to many people’s experiences across the broad spectrum of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (NENs). And if I am right in my assumption, even with a poorly differentiated type, there is the hope of a better prognosis.
Wishing Curtis the very best. Read his story below.
(Please see my disclaimers below. Curtis may very well be an outlier where one works for one but not for others).
With clinical trial, neuroendocrine tumor survivor defies the odds | MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Finally
Whenever I post about a trial or study, some people get excited without understanding that these new treatments and capabilities can very often take years to come to fruition and it’s also possible that clinical trials can be halted, or that national approval agencies will not approve the final product. Plus, not everyone will be eligible, so always check the exclusion and inclusion criteria in the relevant clinical trials document. Please bear that in mind when reading studies/clinical trials posted on RonnyAllan.NET
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