Dear ASPS Community Friends,
During this beautiful season of special Thanksgiving I and my family are especially grateful for the
VERY GOOD SCAN RESULTS!! 
that we received yesterday from Brittany's 54 month Cediranib Clinical Trial chest CT and abdominal/pelvic MRI scans in Edmonton which
VERY thankfully showed continued stable disease with no new tumors!!
We are deeply grateful too for the Cediranib which has made Brittany's four and a half years of sustained disease stability possible, the strengthened Hope that it has brought, and the continued dedicated care, caring, and incredible knowledge of Dr. Sawyer and his wonderful Cross Cancer Institute Phase One Staff. Thanks to Dr. Sawyer's gracious willingness the past two scan visits to request and schedule abdominal/pelvic MRI's for Brittany rather than abdominal/pelvic CT's due to our concerns about the extensive amount of CT radiation exposure that Brittany has received from CT scans during the past 12+ years since her ASPS diagnosis and how very sick the CT contrast causes her to feel, Brittany now feels MUCH better following her scans and is actually able to eat and be active rather than suffering debilitating severe nausea, stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting during our time in Edmonton and on her return flight to Seattle!!
The status and future availability of Cediranib remains unknown, but Dr. Sawyer said that Cediranib has recently shown success in treating ovarian cancer patients so this may be an incentive for Astra Zeneca to re-evaluate it's decision to discontinue pursuing development of the drug
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We continue to move forward on this challenging journey with great Hope, but also with the constant awareness that rebound and disease progression can occur at any time with this insidious disease, so our ongoing research, active networking, and relentless search for a permanent treatment and cure continues. As Amanda has so wisely noted, none of us fighting ASPS can EVER let our guard down and become complacent, and we must remain vigilant with scans, as knowledgeable and well informed as possible, and very pro-active in our battle.
Take care everyone, keep in touch with the Board, have a beautiful and blessed Holiday season, and know that you are all held very close in my heart and most caring thoughts.
With a heart filled with deepest gratitude, great relief and happiness, and continued Hope,
