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av8rgirl
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lars wrote:
Answers to questions that I keep posting that no one seems to want to discuss.

I feel like I am hanging out here all alone.


Sad

It's only because we don't know the answer.
Lars[/quote]


I don't think anyone knows the answers...looking for discussion...thoughts?

Maybe I am just peeing in the wind...
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
av8rgirl wrote:


I don't think anyone knows the answers...looking for discussion...thoughts?

Maybe I am just peeing in the wind...


Please call Opexa! Please let us know what they say. At the least, when you hang up you will not know any less than you know now.

And if they know something but can't tell you something, at least you'll know that as well, which actually IS something, even if it's nothing.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
When I first joined the Tovaxin trial, I had many questions about MRTCs because, when I was screened, I tested negative the first time and positive the second time.

Tim sent me a message that said


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I would be 99+% sure that the company will make vaccine from you blood. As you pointed out, the company is not going to use money in instances where they think they are not going to get results.

I am waiting for someone to pose the question -- if they cannot make vaccine will they put you in the placebo group? They are making vaccine for everyone. Whether or not you get your vaccine is randomly determined. After 12 months, you get the vaccine for sure. Because of that, if they cannot make vaccine, they cannot have you in the study."





Essentially, I think that what Tim has said in the past is that unless you took something that "masked" or suppressed your MRTCs or, unless you really were receiving the real vaccine and now you are no longer producing MRTCs, Opexa will be able to make a vaccine for you in the extension study.


Av8rgirl, I think only people working at Opexa (not the staff at your trial site) really would be able to answer the type of questions that we still have about MRTCs.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I agree with all of you.

I am going to call today. I have to find a phone number. I will report back what I find out.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I will give Lars the credit for this list, hope I'm giving credit to where the credit is due.:

Drug not to be used in study: Exclusionary Medications

Opexa Therapeutics TERMS Study: Protocol 2005-00
Exclusionary Medications

Corticosteriods
* Cortisone
* Hydrocortisone (Cortef)
* Prednisone (Deltasone, Meticorten, Orasone)
* Predisolone Delta-Cortef, Pediapred, Prelone)
* Triamcinolone (Aristocort, Kenacort)
* Methylprednisolone (Medrol)
* Methylprednisolone acetate (Depo-Medrol)
* Dexamethasone (Decadron, Dexone, Hexadrol)
* Betamethasone (Celestone)
* Beclomethasone (Beclovent, Beconase, Vanceril, Vancenase)
* Beclomethasone diapropionate
* Budesonide (Pulmicort, Rhinocort)
* Mometasone furoate monohydrate (Nasonex)
* Triamcinolone acetonide (Azmacort, Nasacort)
* Flunisolide (AeroBid Nasalide, Nasarel)
* Fluticasone propionate (Flovent, Flonase)
* Fluticasone propionate and salmeterol xinafoate (Advair Diskus)
* Alclometasone (Aclovate)
* Amcinonide (Cyclocort)
* Augmented betamethasone (Diprolene)
* Betamethasone (Unicort, Diprosone, Maxivate, Teladar, Valisone)
* Betamethasone and clotrimazole topical (Lotrisone)
* Clobetasol (Cormax, Embeline E, Temovate)
* Clocortolone (Cloderm)
* Desonide (DesOwen, Tridesilon)
* Desoximetasone (Topicort)
* Dexamethasone (Decadron, Decaspray)
* Dexamethasone and tobramycin (Tobradex)
* Diflorasone (Florone, Maxiflor, Psorcon)
* Flucinolone (Synalar, Fluonid)
* Fluocinonide (Lidex, Fluonex)
* Flumethasone (available in Canada)
* Flurandrenolide (Cordran)
* Fluticasone (Cutivate)
* Halcinonide (Halog)
* Halobetasol (Ultravate)
* Hydrocortisone (Anusol-HC, Hyotone, Cort-Dome, Cortenema, Cortifoam, Cortaind, Lanacort, Locoid, Westcort)
* Hydrocortisone acetate
* Methylprednisolone (Medrol, Solu-Medrol)
* Mometasone (Elocon)
* Prednicarbate (Dermatop)
* Triamcinolone acetonide (Aristocort, Kenalog, Flutex)
HERBALS:
*Ginseng

References: Lexi-Comp's Drug information handbook for nursing, 6th edition and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (available on line at www.whocc.no/atcddd)
(Please note that this list is not all-inclusive. If you have questions, please contact Opexa or Pharmanet)
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks, I have that printed out in my Tovaxin file.

I've not been on any of those meds. And no alcohol either...
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