There is a Gleevec support group on Yahoo. In fact I just realized that you
posted there also. Hopefully you got some answers from them. Here are some
other links that might help with the colon cancer aspect:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1\
2852360&dopt=Abstract

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1\
2881391&dopt=Abstract

I know that you said he can not get into clinical trials for drugs, but you can
contact the manufacture of the drug and see if you can get it on a compassionate
use basis:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-01/cwgi-cte013003.php

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22advanced+colorectal+cancer%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=\
UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&scoring=d&selm=26641-3EDB733D-42%40storefull-2173.public.lawson.w\
ebtv.net&rnum=3

http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2003-rst/1828.html

http://www.ccac-accc.ca/news.asp?frontpage=66

http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/studies/cat426.html

And more on the alternative/complimentary side:

http://www.mychiro.com/health/index.php?p=72

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/show/NCT00034034?order=24

http://nccam.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/colorectalcancer.htm

http://www.advancesinlifescience.com/news_101.htm

Support:

http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/

http://www.ccalliance.org/news/news_sect/major.html



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