

Hope Nightingale survived osteosarcoma | neoadjuvant chemotherapy | cisplatin | doxorubicin
DESCRIPTION At age four, Hope Nightingale complained of severe pain in her legs. At first, her parents thought she was just being a hypochondriac. That changed when she fell off her scooter and broke the distal femur in her left leg. The following year, 2011, this led to a diagnosis of Stage II osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. After a regimen of neoadjuvant chemotherapy featuring cisplatin and doxorubicin, Hope underwent a surgical procedure, a vascularized fibula t
Mar 3113 min read


Casey Kang survived acute lymphoblastic leukemia | experimental immunotherapy | doxorubicin | methotrexate
DESCRIPTION When she began experiencing severe bruising and fatigue and turning pale in late 2013, Casey Kang sought medical attention. This led to a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She was placed on an aggressive, 18-month chemotherapy regimen, which included doxorubicin and methotrexate. Casey relapsed three times during which she was placed on an experimental immunotherapy. All told, she spent 168 days in a hospital, but Casey achieved survivorship. She is
Nov 25, 20253 min read


Linda Trummer survived mantle cell lymphoma | blastoid variant | doxorubicin | vincristine | cytarabine
DESCRIPTION It was a stressful journey, but Linda Trummer survived Stage IV mantle cell lymphoma. In 2015, she went to her primary care...
Sep 20, 202512 min read
