A couple of posts ago, I wrote about a researcher's crusade to get Zevalin and other RadioImmunoTherapies used more widely. One of the people in my support group, Betsy de Parry, was mentioned as being an inspiration to the doctor because of her success with Zevalin.
Well, Betsy did a nice spot on a radio show called Cancer Corner (the host, Bob Grayson, is himself a lymphoma survivor). She's actually written a book called The Roller Coaster Chronicles, which gets into the physical and emotional issues that she and her family have dealt with. She's a follicular NHL patient, too. She tried two fairly heavy chemo regiments (CVP and CHOP), and neither worked. But Zevalin did, and she's been cancer-free since 2002 (an almost 7 year remission).
The radio interview is about an hour long. The first part is focused on her book, being a survivor, caregiver issues, and other emotion-related issues. The second part gets into Zevalin and RadioImmunoTherapy. She gives a really good explanation about 34 minutes in as to why RadioImmunoTherapy is not used very frequently.
It's a nice interview. Click here for the Cancer Corner show, then click on "Last Recording" to listen.
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