Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Did they really give me anything?


I met yesterday with the T-Gen trial team in follow-up to my first treatment with the new drug. They asked me how I am doing and I had to ask, "Did you really give me anything?" Since my first infusion on Tuesday, Oct 4, I don't think I have felt any side effects. Whoopee! Maybe there will be effects as treatment procedesand the drug accumulates, but for now, nada!

Indeed I am the first (and so far only) human on the drug. It is a: Multicenter, Phase 1/1b, Open-Label, dose-escalation study of ABT-700, a monoclonal antibody, in subjects with advanced solid tumors. Another follow up next week and a new infusion every 21 days

ABT is the short form of Abbott Laboratories. I guess I am investing in the company - should I buy stock too?