Clinical Trail News

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Matt talked to  Dr. Noelle LoConte on Tuesday. She explained the MK2206 Clinical trail.  Dr. LoConte did a physical exam on Matt.  She asked him a lot of questions.  Dr. LoConte said Matt meets all the criteria for the clinical trial. She explained how this trail works.  If Matt consents to trying this clinical trail it would start at the end of May.  Matt would take a chemo pill every day and this Mk2206 drug which comes in Pill form three times a week.  The first session would last 5 weeks of taking the pills.  In that five weeks Matt would have to go to UW-Health Hospital in Madison and spend the night three different times.  They would do a few tests on Matt to see how things are going.  After the 5 weeks he would have to go to Madison once a month for them to check on how he is doing. She explained at any time Matt wants to drop out he can.  All he has to say is he wants to stop.  If they feel that the drug is not working they will ask Matt to drop out so there would be room for another person to get in the trial.

All labs and CT-scans can be done as usual in Johnson Creek and Watertown Hospital.  They explained to
us that 99% of the time Matt's insurance should pick up the cost of the scans and labs because they would
have to do that anyway.  The overnight stays and other tests they might perform would all be at the cost of the clinical trail.  There should hardly any expense to Matt.

They explained that Matt has one or two days to make the decision.  Then he has to contact the Doctor and let her know which way Matt decided.

Matt has been feeling pretty good.  He has a sore throat so talking is alittle hard for him.  He has been working some this week again with a big smile on his face.  Matt wants to get his lawn in and finish the
basement! 

Thank you for you continued support and prayers.  Matt is a special young man with a strong faith.  Matt is such an inspiration!  I wish I was as strong as he is!