Reporting In from Illinois - Nice Scan Results - 1256528

I thought I'd report in that we received the results this a.m. from my wife's Friday evening (quarterly) pelvis-chest CT and brain MRI scans and the results are very good. The source tumor remains "gone" (my words, not theirs), the remaining sclerotic lesions remain stable and there is no evidence of disease in her brain. Big relief! We work hard to "hold our nerve" as it were, but with a compilation of new symptoms (including issues with her jaw since XMAS that are rather TMJ-like (but not TMJ), swelling feet that transitioned to a feeling of being compressed, and new joint pains in her hips), we were particularly concerned. Obviously, relieved today and looking forward to meeting with her oncologist tomorrow. Thinking of you all, Dan

Patient Bio:
09/2010: Wife, Hispanic, DX at 46, NSCLC, Adeno, Poorly Diff. (EGFR +, Exon 19) (T790M negative, we think); source tumor left hilar mass, 5 bones mets, one tiny brain met, and one peach-sized ovarian tumor;
09/2010: radiation to lung and breast bone;
10/2010: start 150mg Tarceva;
08/2011 PET and CT Scans: source tumor and bone mets resolved; ovarian tumor stable (Tarceva reduced to 100mg due to side effects);
10/2011: ovarian tumor removed per hysterectomy;
08/02/2012 PET: all’s clear;
05/18/2013: Pelvis thru Chest CT (all’s clear – stable); brain MRI: no evidence for metastatic disease