End of the first round of Vorinostat

Today was my second PET scan in two days and the end of this first round of Vorinostat. Rik woke me at 6:30, I rolled into the shower, dress...

End of vorinistat round 1

I thought I was supposed to take my last dose of Vorinostat tonight, but have been asked to continue for one more day. I won't be sad to...

Ginger tea

I have become a (relative) expert in managing the moderate nausea I've experienced lately on the Vorinostat. Ginger beer for when I want...

Feeling better

I was on the sofa for five hours yesterday. Between the nausea from the Vorinostat and the drowsiness from the anti-nausea med ondonsetron, ...

Quick clinical trial update

I took the seventh dose of Vorinostat yesterday, and by late afternoon developed the first side effect of nausea and diarrhea. I took some a...

Trial update

On Monday I took the first dose of vorinistat, one of the two drugs that are part of the clinical trial. So far I think I have seen no ill e...

Second opinion results

Dr G said yesterday that he thought the clinical trial at SCCA studying Vorinostat was worth a chance. It seemed to offer small risk and muc...

The Vorinostat/FES clinical trial

Here's what I understand about the Vorinostat/FES phase II clinical trial, called  Vorinostat in Treating Patients With Stage IV Breast ...