Kanik had a successful round of chemo this afternoon, after an examination by Dr. Abou-Alfa. The actual headline from today, however, is Kanik received his third CT scan (since he started treatment) and most of his tumors have remained stable while some may have shrunk. This news definitely seems to indicate that the clinical trial Kanik has been participating in for the past three months is attacking the cancer with no mercy.
Due to this amazing progress, Kanik plans to continue the same regimen of drugs and chemotherapy for the foreseeable future. However, since this latest treatment was delayed by more than three weeks, due to Kanik's blood loss before the last round, he will no longer officially be part of the clinical trial. (There's a strict protocol for this trial and a long delay between treatments means patients cannot continue to be a part of it.) Again, this doesn't affect Kanik's plan of action--he will have access to the drugs he's been taking and will continue to receive chemo every three weeks.
Thinking of Kanik over the coming days--wishing him strength and comfort from across the sea.
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