Choosing a Treatment
Tuesday, February 25th, 20032/18/03: Assuming I really am at stage 2A, the question for treatment is whether to go for the standard regimen (ABVD chemotherapy plus radiation), or with the new regimen being tested at Stanford (Stanford V chemotherapy, with radiation if any tumors are big enough to warrant it). ABVD is 3 months of chemo, given every other week, followed by five weeks of radiation. The Stanford V regimen is either 12 weeks of chemo, or 8 of chemo followed by 5 of radiation, and the chemo is given weekly. The drugs in the Stanford V regimen have fewer long-term effects on the lungs. (more…)