For those of you who may be interested, the first results are emerging for the experimental trial Keith participated in last fall. It appears that almost no one was helped by the regime - progression free survival of 6 or more months was less than 3%. A recap of the MD Anderson report can be found at http://virtualtrials.com/news3.cfm?item=4619



Certainly in Keith's case there was no benefit at all from the drugs - and it points out the sad truth about experiments - they are just that. For all the medical advancements mankind has achieved, the simple reality is that we are mostly searching for solutions by trial and error - and in the case of brain cancer, it is mostly error. We understand very little.



The day Keith and I made the decision to go for this trial, we made a vow that no matter what happened, we (I) should never regret the decision or pursue the what-if's. It is hard to stay away from that territory, but I try.