We got results from the CT scans and MRI. Some of the tumors have gotten smaller and some have gotten bigger and another has showed up on the liver. So he has 5 on the lungs and 2 on the liver, but it has not gone to the bones or brain. The doctor said that is all good. The 2 infusions he got sometimes take several weeks to start working. Basically he said that if there is not a big increase in the tumors, it's good. The company conducting the trial has a limit of 25%. In other words, if the condition worsens by more than 25%, the patient is out of the trial. Between the "better" and "worse" I'm not sure where his percentage is, but he's way within the limits. He did not get an infusion today since he's still on steroids (prednisone) so he will go to the 2nd infusion in 2 weeks and get only 5 total. The trial is very strict and everyone in it has to stay right on schedule. There have been about 150 so far and it looks like the sequence he is in is working better, the infusions of ipilimumab first followed by infusions of nivolumab second. So it looks like we're good.
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