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serene

10/28/09 4:36 PM

#43977 RE: asmarterwookie #43972

I suggest not analyzing a chart circumstance to the point of satisfaction or hopefulness, or a manipulator/basher tandem will set about changing it.
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entdoc

10/28/09 4:37 PM

#43978 RE: asmarterwookie #43972

wookie, great posts. Agreed about possible over-concern re. allergic reactions, but a concern none-the-less. This board can help all of us, doctors and patients, put the concern into proper perspective. I began researching both positions by Googling "allergic reactions to Erbitux," and found this intriguing [unreferenced?] statement:
"...Now researchers funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have discovered that specific pre-existing antibodies cause the severe reaction to .... [Erbitux].Cetuximab,... an immune-based therapy commonly used to treat persons diagnosed with head and neck cancer, or colon cancer, marketed as the popular brand Erbitux — a product of ImClone Systems Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Find more details from NIAD/NIH."