myMeso » Dr. Thomas Vogl http://www.mymeso.org Mesothelioma Blog Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:27:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Theo loves Germany – Debbie’s tumor continues to shrink! http://www.mymeso.org/2009/06/09/theo-loves-germany-debbies-tumor-continues-to-shrink/ http://www.mymeso.org/2009/06/09/theo-loves-germany-debbies-tumor-continues-to-shrink/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:31:43 +0000 Wendi Lewis http://www.mymeso.org/?p=1231 SOURCE: myMeso › Theo loves Germany – Debbie’s tumor continues to shrink!

]]> debbie june 09 100x100 Theo loves Germany Debbies tumor continues to shrink!Today I heard from , our friend in the . She is just returned from another visit to Dr. Thomas Vogl in Germany, where she had wonderful success with the clinical trial for . She first visited Vogl for the treatment in May 2008. In March 2009, she found that her tumor had shrunk an amazing 73 percent since her first treatment. This week, she reports that even Dr. Vogl was surprised to see that Theo – as she nicknamed the tumor – had shrunk an additional 10 percent! That’s a total reduction of 83 PERCENT for those of you keeping score!

This is truly wonderful and amazing news, particularly for a cancer like , which has no known cure. This sounds pretty darn close for Debbie, who is considered in remission with this amount of tumor gone.

Those who have been following Debbie’s story and have read the Q&A with Dr. Vogl we posted on this site know that is a procedure currently in . The process involves introducing chemotherapy directly to the tumor, and basically trapping it there, concentrating it where it is most needed. Dr. Vogl is head of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at J.W. Goethe University Hospital at Frankfurt University.

The clinical trial is currently treating between 300 and 400 patients with primary and secondary lung cancer annually, and about 20 patients.

For more information, see the Q&A with Dr. Vogl.

Read more of Debbie’s story at her blog, Mesothelioma & Me.

SOURCE: myMeso › Theo loves Germany – Debbie’s tumor continues to shrink!

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