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I joined a new clinical trial for my chemo-induced neuropathy

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on August 31, 2021
  • my journey

Way back in October 2012, within the first few weeks of my diagnosis, I received taxol as the first phase of my chemotherapy regimen. It likely didn’t do much, at least for the main tumor, […]

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day 1025: Thanks to @ArmyofWomen I’m joining a trial to help with chemo neuropathy for my #malebreastcancer

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on July 16, 2015July 12, 2015
  • my journey

I have been very fortunateĀ – its been nearly three years since my diagnosis and I am NED (no evidence of disease, or the solid tumor equivalent of remission which is more commonly used for liquid […]

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how much benefit you get from tamoxifen for #malebreastcancer depends on how well you metabolize it according to Abreu et al

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on July 7, 2015June 27, 2015
  • paper report

CYP2D6*4 polymorphism: A new marker of response to hormonotherapy in male breast cancer? Abreu MH, Gomes M, Menezes F, Afonso N, Abreu PH, Medeiros R, Pereira D, Lopes C. Breast. 2015 Aug;24(4):481-6. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2015.04.010. Epub […]

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aromatase inhibitors work for #malebreastcancer according to Zagouri et al – should they be the first hormone therapy?

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on June 23, 2015June 23, 2015
  • paper report

Aromatase inhibitors in male breast cancer: a pooled analysis Zagouri F, Sergentanis TN, Azim HA Jr, Chrysikos D, Dimopoulos MA, Psaltopoulou T Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2015 May;151(1):141-7. doi: 10.1007/s10549-015-3356-9. Epub 2015 Apr 8. Background […]

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EORTC, BIG and NABCG follow international retrospective male breast cancer program with prospective study | EORTC

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on February 20, 2014May 24, 2016
  • research

I am very excited about this new prospective study of male breast cancer that was just announced. As the press release (below) states: “The second part of this Program, which is now open, is a […]

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day 301 – why joining tissue studies is vital to ushering in the era of personalized cancer therapy

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on July 18, 2013October 6, 2013
  • my journey

Earlier this week I blogged about the cancer conference, the WIN Symposium which I attended last week. I summarized some of the current challenges in developing personalized cancer therapies, including the complexity of cancer. The […]

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day 268 – I am getting ready to join an immunotherapy trial to prevent recurrence

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on June 14, 2013June 14, 2013
  • my journey

In another month or so, IĀ am joining an immunotherapy clinical trial that is aimed at suppressing recurrence, by training the immune system to pay attention to cancer cells more effectively. It is a trial designed […]

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men are eligible for only 1 in 3 breast cancer clinical trials

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on May 14, 2013June 21, 2013
  • dialog on breast cancer

In a recent post I discussed the underfunding of basic research on the male form of breast cancer, and advocated for 1% of breast cancer research funding to involve male disease, in proportion to 1% […]

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day 79 Tamoxifen: 5 years good, 10 years better

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on December 7, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

A new study of the impact of long-term hormone treatment using Tamoxifen, which was presented this week as the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (www.sabcs.org), showed that 10 years was significantly better at suppressing recurrence and promoti…

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day 42 a doctor with heart or why a cancer center has cardiologists

  • by oliverbogler
  • Posted on October 30, 2012February 23, 2013
  • my journey

On day 38 I wrote about side effects and how they tell you things are working. Well, there are some that overshoot that mark a little, and can cause real harm. While no side effects are great, many are temporary and can be managed, such as hair lo…

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