My husband is 72 yrs old. In 1991 he was Diagnosed with RCC and had a total left nephrectomy.
March of this 2005 he had left sided pain and had a CT Scan of abd and Pelvis and showed a 8cm tumor on his right kidney. The doctor removed 1/4 of this kidney and at the 4 month check he had a Ct scan and showed that it spread to his lungs. The tumors were less than 0.7cm and are multiple lesions. He tried I-L2. he had 2 hospital stays and then a follow-up CT Scan which showed little change but the doctor encouraged him to continue. After 2 add'l hospital stays he had a repeat CT Scan and it showed that the RCC now spread to his sternum and Thoracic vertabre. Treatment was stopped.
We live 5 miles from the Milton S Hershey Medical Center they are also a research and teaching hospital. The are approved for Sutents Expanded Access Program. However, it will not be finalized until the middle of January 2006. It doesn't seem like a very long time to wait, but this seems like a very aggresive Cancer. We would like to start Sutent sooner. Within the next week. But I am having a difficult time locating a facility closer than Cleveland Ohio. Does anyone out there know any place closer to Hershey Pennsylvania that has the Expanded Access Program?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The wife